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Paranautilus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Paranautilus was named by Mojsisovics (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-m Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524,995,1120].

It was assigned to Paranautilidae by Parnes (1986); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Liroceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Ţibuleac (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Paranautilus Mojsisovics
1964Paranautilus Teichert et al. p. 447
1986Paranautilus Parnes
2002Paranautilus Sepkoski
2013Paranautilus Ţibuleac p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyLiroceratidae
genusParanautilusMojsisovics 1902

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.

G. †Paranautilus Mojsisovics 1902
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Paranautilus anisi Arthaber 1896
Paranautilus asiaticus Sobolev 1989
Paranautilus brembanus von Mojsisovics 1882
Paranautilus bullockii Diener 1907
Paranautilus expansus Parnes 1986
Paranautilus karczi Parnes 1986
Paranautilus modestus von Mojsisovics 1873
Paranautilus nodatus Parnes 1986
Paranautilus peregrinus Waagen 1879
Paranautilus sibylloides Parnes 1986
Paranautilus simonyi Hauer 1849
Paranautilus smithi Kummel 1953
Paranautilus tommasii Airaghi 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height655.024.091.062.222.9
shell diameter685.639.3135.096.034.0
shell inflation61.300.0016.205.752.40

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Sevatian or 259.51000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Nautilus peregrinus (119651) P. peregrinus (126267)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran P. sp. (119075)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation P. smithi (124552 124651 124652)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464USA (Nevada) P. multicameratus (33197)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464India (Himachal Pradesh) P. bullockii (206206) P. sp. (206205)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary P. indifferens (91999)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Israel (Negev) P. karczi (214649) P. nodatus (214648)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Austria Nautilus anisi (186975)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464USA (Nevada) P. multicameratus (33225) P. smithi (38926 57090 110986 142860 142861 142862 143023)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Russian Federation P. smithi (107006 107187 107196 151190 166670)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Israel (Negev) P. sphaeroidalis (214650)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Israel (Negev) P. expansus, P. tommasii, P. sibylloides (214652)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Russian Federation P. sp. (44863)
Longobardian - Julian239.48 - 233.6Russian Federation P. sp. (214794)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (Bergamo) Nautilus brembanus (212604 212605)
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38Russian Federation P. asiaticus (81845)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) P. sp. (100412 166668)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia P. simonyi, P. modestus (159550)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria Nautilus simonyi (159516) P. modestus (159573)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) P. sp. (100391)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria P. simonyi (159886)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Romania P. simonyi (170272)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Nautilus simonyi (159544 159545 159551) Nautilus simonyi, Nautilus modestus (159543)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Nevada) P. smithi (37242)