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Pselioceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pselioceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: P l].

It was assigned to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Grypoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Korn et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Pselioceras Hyatt
1964Pselioceras Teichert et al. p. 436
2002Pselioceras Sepkoski
2020Pselioceras Korn et al. p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyGrypoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusPseliocerasHyatt 1884

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. †Pselioceras Hyatt 1884
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Pselioceras connectens Waagen 1879
Pselioceras convolutus Waagen 1879
Pselioceras ophioneus Waagen 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height343.831.053.051.012.2
shell diameter3129.885.0164.0157.043.7
shell inflation357.735.075.073.022.5

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Nautilus ophioneus (119655)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Nautilus connectens (119527) P. convolutum (126006 126264 126737) P. ophioneum (125911 125925) P. sp. (125905 125908)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan P. ophioneum (126888)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Nautilus convolutus (90251) P. convolutum (126882)