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Paraschistoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paraschistoceras was named by Plummer and Scott (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-u].

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Schistoceratidae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Paraschistoceras Plummer and Scott p. 248
2002Paraschistoceras Sepkoski
2006Paraschistoceras Korn
2009Paraschistoceras Furnish et al. p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familySchistoceratidaeSchmidt 1929
genusParaschistoceras

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. †Paraschistoceras Plummer and Scott 1937
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†Paraschistoceras costiferum Plummer and Scott 1937
†Paraschistoceras optatum Ruzhentsev 1950
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height87.234.4013.07.342.90
shell diameter818.311.030.017.66.56
shell inflation86.944.0012.07.403.00

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Gzhelian or 307.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) P. costiferum (131373 131375 131376) P. reticulatum (128580 131383)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) P. sp. (217432)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Kazakhstan P. optatum (172279 172370)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation P. optatum (172255 172257 172259 172260 172261 172263)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) P. hildrethi (128581 128582 128678 131372)