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Pseudoparalegoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pseudoparalegoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoparalegoceras was named by Miller (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-u C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pseudoparalegoceratidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Pseudoparalegoceras Miller
2002Pseudoparalegoceras Sepkoski
2006Pseudoparalegoceras Korn
2009Pseudoparalegoceras Furnish et al. p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familyPseudoparalegoceratidaeLibrovitch 1957
genusPseudoparalegocerasMiller 1934

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. †Pseudoparalegoceras Miller 1934
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Pseudoparalegoceras bellilineatum Miller and Furnish 1940
Pseudoparalegoceras brazoense Plummer and Scott 1937
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Invalid names: Gastrioceras pacificum Thomas 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height122.3
shell diameter161.0
shell inflation125.3

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 Desmoinesian to the top of the Moscovian or 312.80000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Peru (Piura) P. peruvianum (41390)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) P. knoxense (195795)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Texas) Phaneroceras lenticulare (128626) P. brazoense (131321)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) P. brazoense (91530)