Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae
Full reference: A. K. Miller and C. Collinson. 1952. A new Jurassic nautiloid species from Morocco. Journal of Paleontology 26:626-629
Belongs to Paracenoceras according to R. Chirat et al. 2008
See also Miller and Collinson 1952
Sister taxa: Paracenoceras acklini, Paracenoceras arduennense, Paracenoceras calloviense, Paracenoceras dilatatum, Paracenoceras dorsatus, Paracenoceras dorsoexcavatus, Paracenoceras ennianum, Paracenoceras giganteum, Paracenoceras granulosum, Paracenoceras herznachensis, Paracenoceras hexagonum, Paracenoceras jumarense, Paracenoceras kumagunense, Paracenoceras lorioli, Paracenoceras macrum, Paracenoceras meridionale, Paracenoceras mjatschkowanus, Paracenoceras moreausum, Paracenoceras noetlingi, Paracenoceras prohexagonum, Paracenoceras rollieri, Paracenoceras sattleri, Paracenoceras schusteri, Paracenoceras siculus, Paracenoceras sinuosus, Paracenoceras speciosum, Paracenoceras staffelbergense, Paracenoceras subhexagonus, Paracenoceras sulcatum, Paracenoceras wepferi, Paracenoceras wilmae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mtal, between Mazagan and Marrakech, which is in a Jurassic reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Morocco (1 collection), Tunisia (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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