Cymatoceras 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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Family: | †Cymatoceratidae |
| Genus: | †Cymatoceras |
| Species: | †C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cymatoceras elegans | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nautilus elegans | |
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 depth in the earth. vol. 2, Part. 21, pages 29–44
- "Cymatoceras elegans". Fossilworks. Retrieved 15 October 2016 from the Paleobiology Database.
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