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Parasilesites laperousianus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites laperousianus was named by Whiteaves (1876) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Based on lectotype.]. Its type specimen is GSC 4960, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Parasilesites laperousianus by McLearn (1972) and Alabushev (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Ammonites laperousianus Whiteaves p. 39 figs. pl. 3, fig. 3
1972Parasilesites laperousianus McLearn p. 55
1995Parasilesites laperousianus Alabushev figs. 7C-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilySilesitoidinaeBreistroffer 1953
genusParasilesites
specieslaperousianus(Whiteaves 1876)

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.

†Parasilesites laperousianus Whiteaves 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Parasilesites laperousianus (87666)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Russian Federation Parasilesites laperousianus (169554)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Canada (British Columbia) Parasilesites laperousianus (87497 87501)