Indonautilus
| Indonautilus Temporal range: Middle - Late Triassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Superfamily: | Clydonautilaceae |
| Family: | Liroceratidae |
| Genus: | Indonautilus Mojsisovics, 1902 |
Indonautilus is an involute nautilid from the Middle and Upper Triassic. (Anisian-Norian), with a small or occluded umbilicus and subrectangular whorl section belonging to the Liroceratidae (Clydonaulilaceae). Flanks are slightly bowed, converging on a flattened venter. Ventro-lateral shoulders are narrowly rounded or angular. Umbilical shoulder are broadly rounded. The siphuncle is subdorsal.
Indonautilus has been found in Egypt, Israel, the Himalayas, and East Indies.
References
- Bernhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea -Nautilida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
- Indonautilus in the Paleobiology database 4/25/14
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