Indonautilus

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
Temporal range: Middle - Late Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Nautilida
Family:
Liroceratidae
Genus:
Indonautilus

Mojsisovics, 1902

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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