Cymatoceras elegans
| Cymatoceras elegans Temporal range: 99.7–94.3 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Superfamily: | Nautilaceae |
| Family: | Cymatoceratidae |
| Genus: | Cymatoceras |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymatoceras elegans Sowerby 1816[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nautilus elegans | |
Cymatoceras elegans is an extinct species of nautilitacean cephalopods in the family Cymatoceratidae. It is from the Cretaceous of Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
References
- ↑ Sowerby (J.), 1816 - The Mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depht in the earth. vol. 2, Part. 21, pages 29-44
- Cymatoceras elegans at fossilworks.org (retrieved 15 October 2016)
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