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Paralegoceras
Taxonomy
Paralegoceras was named by Hyatt (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Schistoceratidae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Schistoceratidae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1884 | Paralegoceras Hyatt |
| 2002 | Paralegoceras Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Paralegoceras Korn |
| 2009 | Paralegoceras Furnish et al. p. 111 |
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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. †Paralegoceras Hyatt 1884
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Subg. †Paralegoceras (Pericleites) Renz 1910
†Paralegoceras iowense Meek and Worthen 1860
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Invalid names: Paralegoceras newsomi Smith 1903 [synonym]
†Paralegoceras texanum Shumard 1863
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Invalid names: Bendoceras shumardi Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 25.5 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 55.5 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 13.5 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 323.40000 to 254.14000 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Morrowan | USA (Arkansas) | P. texanum (43441 43443 43444 43445 43446 43447 43449) | |
| Bashkirian | USA (Arkansas) | P. iowense (158037) | |
| Moscovian | USA (Arkansas) | P. texanum (158013) | |
| Moscovian | USA (Texas) | Bendoceras shumardi, P. texanum, P. iowense (79328) Bendoceras texanum (131239 131330 131331) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Oklahoma) | P. textum, P. iowense (91530) | |
| Sakmarian - Artinskian | Timor-Leste | P. timorensis (21163) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Pakistan | P. sp. (125928) |