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Pleuronautilus praecursor

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Pleuronautilidae

Taxonomy
Foordiceras praecursor was named by Girty (1909) [Foordiceras shumardianum var. praecursor].

It was recombined as Pleuronautilus praecursor by Shimanskiy (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Foordiceras praecursor Girty p. 498 figs. Pl 25, figs 15-15b
1949Foordiceras praecursor Miller and Youngquist p. 103 figs. Pl 42, figs 8-10
1967Pleuronautilus praecursor Shimanskiy p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyPleuronautiloideaHyatt 1900
familyPleuronautilidaeHyatt 1900
genusPleuronautilus
speciespraecursor()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter131.6

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Foordiceras praecursor (108803 108832)