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Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) paulsoni

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae

Taxonomy
Parapuzosia paulsoni was named by Young (1963).

It was recombined as Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) paulsoni by Cobban and Kennedy (1992) and Cobban and Kennedy (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Parapuzosia paulsoni Young
1992Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) paulsoni Cobban and Kennedy p. 69 figs. Pl 1, figs 4-7; pl 4, figs 7-9; pl 5, figs 7,8; text-figs 3A-C,4B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyPachydiscidaeSpath 1922
genusPachydiscusZittel 1884
subgenusPachydiscusZittel 1884
speciespaulsoni(Young 1963)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height238.631.547.239.411.1
shell diameter283.367.0103.685.325.9
shell inflation216.413.220.416.85.09

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pachydiscus paulsoni (221086)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pachydiscus paulsoni (73635)