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Aturia is an extinct genus of Paleocene to Miocene nautilids within Aturiidae, a monotypic family, established by Campman in 1857 for Aturia Bronn, 1838, and is included in the superfamily Nautilaceae in Kümmel 1964.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aturia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3245726	https://www.gbif.org/species/3245726
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	13148	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=13148

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Nautiloidea	Agassiz 1847
order	Nautilida	Agassiz 1847
superfamily	Nautiloidea
family	Aturiidae	Chapman 1857
genus	Aturia	Bronn 1838

Scientific Name

Aturia Bronn, 1838

Name Published In

Leth. Geogn., 2 (9 etc.),

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Aturia	genus	belongs to Clydonautilidae	stated with evidence	Schenck, 1931
Aturia	genus	belongs to Aturiidae	stated with evidence	Stenzel, 1935
Aturia	genus	belongs to Nautiloidea	stated without evidence	Glenister et al., 1956
Aturia	genus	belongs to Aturinae	stated with evidence	Moore, 1963
Aturia	genus	belongs to Nautilidae	stated without evidence	Moore, 1976
Aturia	genus	belongs to Aturinae	stated with evidence	Woodring, 1982
Aturia	genus	belongs to Nautilidae	stated with evidence	Llompart, 1986
Aturia	genus	belongs to Aturiidae	stated with evidence	Tsuru, 1987
Aturia	genus	belongs to Nautilidae	stated with evidence	Fritz and Hiden, 1996
Aturia	genus	belongs to Aturiidae	stated with evidence	Tomida et al., 2002
Aturia	genus	belongs to Nautilida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Aturia	genus	belongs to Aturiidae	stated with evidence	Darragh and Kendrick, 2008

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Last Recorded Appearance

6.50 - 5.33 Ma
Miocene

Motility

actively mobile (based on Nautilida)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Nautilida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Nautilida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aturia

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Aturia (Aturia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Aturia (Brazaturia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		4	59.2 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Aturia (Nilaturia) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Aturia alabamensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		30	41.3 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Aturia alaskensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Aturia angustata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	38.0 Ma Eocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Aturia aturi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		40	23.0 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Aturia berryi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Aturia brazoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	56.0 Ma Paleocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Aturia brueggeni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Aturia bruggeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aturia caroliameghinoi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Aturia clarkei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	56.0 Ma Paleocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Aturia colombiana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Aturia coxi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	12.7 Ma Miocene	7.25 Ma Miocene
Aturia cubaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		64	47.8 Ma Eocene	6.50 Ma Miocene
Aturia dickersoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	61.6 Ma Paleocene	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Aturia felschi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Aturia formae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		7	20.4 Ma Miocene	13.8 Ma Miocene
Aturia garretti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Aturia grandior ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	41.3 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Aturia gujaratensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Aturia kerniana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Aturia laticlavia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Aturia lotzi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Aturia luculoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	47.8 Ma Eocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Aturia mackayi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Aturia matsushitai ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Aturia myrlae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		10	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Aturia myrli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aturia narica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Aturia panamensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Aturia peruviana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		15	56.0 Ma Paleocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Aturia praeziczac ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Aturia richardsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Aturia rovasendiana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Aturia somaliensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Aturia stansburiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Aturia triangula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Aturia turneri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Aturia vanuxemi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Aturia yokoyamai ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	47.8 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Aturia ziczac ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Nautilus alabamensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nautilus aturi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1838	Aturia Bronn
1921	Aturia (Sphenaturia) Ihering
1931	Aturia Schenck p. 448
1935	Aturia Stenzel p. 553
1952	Aturia Haas and Miller p. 344
1956	Aturia Glenister et al. p. 502
1963	Aturia Moore p. 85
1964	Aturia Teichert et al. p. 457
1965	Aturia Palmer and Brann p. 374
1968	Aturia Beu p. 161
1968	Aturia Sastry and Mathur p. 240
1973	Aturia Beu p. 298

Year	Name and Author
1976	Aturia Moore p. 53
1982	Aturia Woodring p. 725
1984	Aturia Moore p. 34
1984	Aturia Squires p. 54
1986	Aturia Llompart p. 168
1987	Aturia Tsuru p. 96
1992	Aturia Squires and Demetrion p. 43
1996	Aturia Fritz and Hiden p. 14
2002	Aturia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Aturia Tomida et al. p. 152
2008	Aturia Darragh and Kendrick p. 220
2011	Aturia Schnetler and Heilmann-Clausen p. 77

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Schenck H. G. (1931) Cephalopods of the genus Aturia from western North America, University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 19, 435-490

Stenzel H. B. (1935) Nautiloids of the genus Aturia from the Eocene of Texas and Alabama, Journal of Paleontology 9, 551-562

Haas O., Miller A. K. (1952) Eocene Nautiloids of British Somaliland, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 99 5, 319-354

Glenister B. F., Miller A. K., et al (1956) Upper Cretaceous and early Tertiary nautiloids from Western Australia, Journal of Paleontology 30, 492-503

Moore E. J. (1963) Miocene marine mollusks from the Astoria Formation in Oregon, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 419

Teichert C., Kummel B., et al (1964) Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K 3, 1-519

Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965) Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda, Bulletins of American Paleontology 48, 1-471

Beu A. G. (1968) A specimen of the nautiloid Aturia from the Kapitean stage (uppermost Miocene) of New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 11, 161-165

Sastry M. V. A., Mathur U. B. (1968) Nautiloid Aturia from Eocene of Western India, Journal of Paleontology 42 1, 240-242

Beu A. G. (1973) Nautiloids of the genus Aturia from the uppermost Miocene of Australia and New Zealand, Science Reports of the Tohoku University. Second Series, Geology. Special Volume (Hatai Memorial Volume) 6, 297-308

Moore E. J. (1976) Oligocene marine mollusks from the Pittsburg Bluff Formation in Oregon, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 922, 1-66

Woodring W. P. (1982) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 F

Moore E. J. (1984) Molluscan paleontology and biostratigraphy of the Lower Miocene upper part of the Lincoln Creek Formation in southwestern Washington, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 351, 1-42

Squires R. L. (1984) Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350, 1-76

Llompart C. (1986) Restos de nautílidos en la secuencia deposicional de Armàncies (Eoceno, Prepirineo de Gerona), Scientia Gerundensis 12, 165-171

Tsuru T. (1987) New occurrence of fossil Aturia from the Miocene Masuda Group, Shimane Prefecture, west Japan, Geological Report of Shimane University 6, 95-100

Squires R. L., Demetrion R. A. (1992) Paleontology of the Eocene Bateque Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 434, 1-55

Fritz I., Hiden H. R. (1996) Funde von Aturia (Nautiloidea) aus dem miozänen Kalksteinbruch Retznei (Südweststeiermark), Mitteilungen der Abteilung für Geologie und Paläontologie am Landesmuseum Joanneum 52/53, 13-18

Tomida S., Okumura Y., et al (2002) Occurrence of Aturia (Cephalopoda: Nautilida) from the Miocene Bihoku Group of Hiroshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 29, 151-156

Darragh T. A., Kendrick G. W. (2008) Silicified Eocene molluscs from the Lower Murchison district, southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, Records of the Western Australian Museum 24, 217-246

Schnetler K. I., Heilmann-Clausen C. (2011) The molluscan fauna of the Eocene Lillebælt clay, Denmark, Cainozoic Research 8 1-2, 41-99

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Leth. Geogn., 2 (9 etc.), - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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