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Micronautilus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Micronautilus was named by Branger (2023). Its type is Micronautilus evolutus.

It was assigned to Paracenoceratidae by Branger (2023).

Species
M. evolutus (type species), M. minoti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Micronautilus Branger p. 480

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyParacenoceratidaeSpath 1927
genusMicronautilus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Micronautilus Branger 2023
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Micronautilus evolutus Branger 2023
Micronautilus minoti Branger 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1421.115.033.021.05.06
shell diameter1440.728.061.039.59.47
shell inflation146.084.009.005.901.75

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France M. minoti (230610 230611 230612 230613)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France M. evolutus (217203 227619)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Deux-Sèvres) Pictonautilus verciacensis (167333)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France M. evolutus (230608) M. minoti (230609)