''Cymatonautilus'' is a genus of
cymatoceratids from the middle and upper Jurassic of
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characterized by a robust shell with a wide umbilicus and subquadrate whorl section, slightly wider than high. The flanks and venter are flattened. The flanks have a wide lateral groove; the venter a more narrow median groove. The suture has a shallow ventral lobe and broad concave lateral lobes, crossed obliquely by sinuous ribs that produce a deep ventral sinus. The siphuncle is subcentral.
References
* Halder, K. and Bardhan, S. 1996. The fleeting genus ''Cymatonautilus'' (Nautiloidea): new record from the Jurassic Charl Formation, Kutch, India. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 33: 1007-1010.
* Kummel, B. 1956. Post-Triassic nautiloid genera. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 114(7): 320-494.
* Tintant, H. 1987. Les Nautiles du Jurassique d'Arabie Saoudite. Geobios 20: 67-159.
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Prehistoric nautiloid genera
Middle Jurassic genus first appearances
Late Jurassic genus extinctions