Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Alternative combinations: Eutrephoceras centralis, Nautilus centralis
Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1812. No. I of the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain 1:9-16
Belongs to Eutrephoceras (Simplicioceras) according to V. Mikuz and M. Bartol 2012
See also de Gregorio 1880, Edwards 1849, Kummel 1956 and Sowerby 1812
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Richmond Park well, 175 feet deep, which is in a Ypresian offshore claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 145.0
Distribution:
• Eocene of Croatia (1 collection), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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