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Paranannites aspenensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Melagathiceratidae

Taxonomy
Paranannites aspenensis was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wood Canyon, Aspen Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho. It is the type species of Paranannites.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Paranannites aspenensis Hyatt and Smith p. 81 figs. Pl 8, figs 1-15; pl 73, figs 1-30
1932Paranannites columbianus Smith
1932Paranannites compressus Smith
1932Paranannites pertenuis Smith
1934Paranannites aspenensis Spath
1962Paranannites aspenensis Kummel and Steele p. 676 figs. Pl 100, figs 14-17
1979Paranannites aspenensis Nichols and Silberling figs. Pl 2, figs 1-10
1994Paranannites aspenensis Tozer p. 76 figs. Pl 22, figs 7,8; pl 25, figs 2a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMelagathiceratidaeTozer 1971
genusParanannites
speciesaspenensis

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.

†Paranannites aspenensis Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Invalid names: Paranannites columbianus Smith 1932 [synonym], Paranannites compressus Smith 1932 [synonym], Paranannites pertenuis Smith 1932 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height509.424.0016.89.703.12
shell diameter5018.87.8033.519.45.65
shell inflation503.651.506.004.001.28

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Paranannites aspenensis (33313)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Paranannites aspenensis (33286 33314) Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites columbianus (33285)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Afghanistan (Pakhtia) Paranannites aspenensis (44119 44121)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Alaska) Paranannites aspenensis (44394 44415)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Paranannites aspenensis (44012 97145 97149 97150 97151 97153 97154 97155 97183 97184)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Nevada) Paranannites aspenensis (61515 62096 97117 97118 97119)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Paranannites aspenensis (33292) Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites columbianus, Paranannites compressus (33293) Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites columbianus, Paranannites compressus, Paranannites pertenuis (type locality: 33288)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) Paranannites aspenensis (105196 105199 141720)