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Paracymatoceras asper

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus asper was named by Oppel (1868). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Stramberg, Moravia (BSPG collection), which is in a Tithonian carbonate limestone in the Stramberger Formation of Czechia. It is the type species of Paracymatoceras.

It was recombined as Paracymatoceras asper by Kummel (1956), Alsen (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Nautilus asper Oppel
1914Nautilus asper von Loesch p. 129
1956Paracymatoceras asper Kummel p. 427
2006Paracymatoceras asper Alsen p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusParacymatocerasSpath 1927
speciesasper(Oppel 1868)

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.

†Paracymatoceras asper Oppel 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Nautilus asper (170329 171495)