TF0512 Straight nautiloid

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Title

TF0512

Straight nautiloid

Description

Stratigraphic Range

Cambrian to Permian

Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda

Distinctive Features

Straight
Chambers
Septa

Preservation

Manmade internal cast

Advanced notes

Nautiloids originated in the Cambrian and radiated during the Ordovician. Straight nautiloids went extinct in the Permian, but planispirally coiled nautiloids, for example the nautilus, live in the sea today.

Citation

“TF0512
Straight nautiloid,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/153.