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Sicilioceras paternoi

Cephalopoda - Bactritida - Bactritidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras paternoi was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rupe del Passo di Burgio, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Sicilioceras.

It was recombined as Sicilioceras paternoi by Shimanskiy (1954).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Orthoceras paternoi Gemmellaro p. 109 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-3
1954Sicilioceras paternoi Shimanskiy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderBactritoida(Shimanskiy 1951)
orderBactritidaShimanskiy 1951
familyBactritidaeHyatt 1884
genusSicilioceras
speciespaternoi()

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.

Sicilioceras paternoi Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter335.028.045.034.08.62

Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Orthoceras paternoi (type locality: 108567)