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Paryphoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Paryphoceras was named by Spath (1928) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Paryphoceras badiense.

It was assigned to Mayaitidae by Spath (1928), Arkell et al. (1957); and to Mayaitinae by Alberti et al. (2015).

Species
P. badiense (type species), P. crassum, P. grayi (syn. Stephanoceras nepalense), P. rugosum, P. tramauense
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. staphanoides

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Paryphoceras Spath
1928Prograyiceras Spath p. 250
1957Paryphoceras Arkell et al. p. 298
1957Prograyiceras Arkell et al. p. 298
2015Paryphoceras Alberti et al. p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familySphaeroceratidaeBuckman 1920
subfamilyMayaitinae(Spath 1928)
genusParyphoceras

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. †Paryphoceras Spath 1928
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†Paryphoceras badiense Spath 1928
†Paryphoceras crassum Collignon 1959
†Paryphoceras grayi Spath 1928
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Invalid names: Stephanoceras nepalense Waagen 1875 [replaced]
†Paryphoceras rugosum Spath 1928
Invalid names: Prograyiceras Spath 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height130.4
shell diameter168.2
shell inflation114.5

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oxfordian or 157.90000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8India P. badiense (68647) P. rugosum (68644)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8India (Gujarat) P. badiense (163868)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8India (Gujarat) P. tramauense (182033)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar P. badiense, P. rugosum (98190) Prograyiceras tramaunense, Prograyiceras furoni, Prograyiceras grayi (98213)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) P. badiense (234262) P. staphanoides, Prograyiceras bassei, Prograyiceras crassum (234263) Prograyiceras furoni (234238) Prograyiceras tramaunense, Prograyiceras grayi (234237)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian154.8 - 154.8Yemen (Wadi Hajar) P. grayi (2575 2585 2612)