Definition of Nautiloids. Meaning of Nautiloids. Synonyms of Nautiloids

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Definition of Nautiloids

Nautiloid
Nautiloid Nau"ti*loid, a. [Nautilus + -oid: cf. F. nautilo["i]de.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell. -- n. A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilid[ae].

Meaning of Nautiloids from wikipedia

- ancestor-descendant relationships, this is not the case for nautiloids. Instead, nautiloids are a paraphyletic grade of various early-diverging cephalopod...
- genera and families of nautiloids developed or retained this form of s****. An orthocone, loosely, may be thought of as a nautiloid s****, albeit somewhat...
- found. The septal curvature in nautiloids and ammonoids also differ in that the septa curves towards the opening in nautiloids, and away from the opening...
- genus' use as a wastebasket taxon for numerous species of conical-s****ed nautiloids throughout the Paleozoic and Tri****ic. Since this work was carried out...
- these claims are problematic. The overwhelming majority of endocerids and nautiloids in general are much smaller, usually less than a meter long when fully...
- became dominant during the Ordovician period, represented by primitive nautiloids. The class now contains two, only distantly related, extant subclasses:...
- or absence of deposits, are important in classification of nautiloids. In some nautiloids, such as the Orthoceratidae, the septa tend to be widely spaced...
- these deposits are very useful in nautiloid classification. Flower, R. H. (1955). "Cameral deposits in orthoconic nautiloids". Geological Magazine. 92 (2):...
- This list of nautiloids is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the subclass Nautiloidea, excluding purely vernacular...
- the s**** of a cephalopod. It is divided by septa into camerae. In most nautiloids and ammonoids, the phragmocone is a long, straight, curved, or coiled...