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Cymatoceras elegans

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Cymatoceras elegans
Temporal range: 99.7–94.3 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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

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  1. ^ 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". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 15 October 2016.