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Paramammites polymorphum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Vascoceras polymorphum was named by Pervinquiére (1907). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paramammites polymorphus by Renz (1982), Meister (1989) and Chancellor et al. (1994); it was recombined as Paramammites polymorphum by Furon (1935), Chancellor (1982), Zaborski (1990), Kennedy and Simmons (1991) and Wright et al. (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Vascoceras polymorphum Pervinquière p. 336 figs. pl. 121, figs. 2-6
1907Vascoceras polymorphum Pervinquiére p. 336 figs. pl. 121, figs. 2-6
1935Paramammites polymorphum Furon p. 58
1982Paramammites polymorphum Chancellor p. 112
1982Paramammites polymorphus Renz p. 84
1989Paramammites polymorphus Meister p. 36 figs. Pl 14, figs 3,4; text-fig 24
1990Paramammites polymorphum Zaborski p. 575
1991Paramammites polymorphum Kennedy and Simmons p. 141
1994Paramammites polymorphus Chancellor et al. p. 39
1996Paramammites polymorphum Wright et al. p. 171 fig. 128,2a–c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyEuomphaloceratinae
genusParamammitesFuron 1935
speciespolymorphum(Pervinquiére 1907)

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.

†Paramammites polymorphum Pervinquiére 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Romania Paramammites polymorphum (73511 73516)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tunisia Paramammites polymorphus (88843 88854)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3France Paramammites polymorphum (82852)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Nigeria Paramammites polymorphus (69503 175524)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Venezuela Paramammites polymorphus (88078)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Venezuela (Trujillo) Paramammites polymorphus (88076)