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Parasteroceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Asteroceratidae

Taxonomy
Parasteroceras was named by Dommergues et al. (1986).

It was assigned to Asteroceratinae by Geczy and Meister (2007) and Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Parasteroceras Dommergues et al.
2007Parasteroceras Geczy and Meister
2013Parasteroceras Howarth p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946
genusParasterocerasDommergues et al. 1986

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. †Parasteroceras Dommergues et al. 1986
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†Parasteroceras kovacsi Geczy and Meister 2007
†Parasteroceras rakusi Dommergues et al. 1986
†Parasteroceras umbilicoparvum Geczy and Meister 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height415.08.7021.016.65.14
shell diameter431.419.342.634.49.75
shell inflation46.764.809.706.702.04

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: base of the Turneri to the top of the Ibex or 196.50000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Austria P. sp. (196517)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Morocco P. sp. (203713) P. sp. C (200511 200515)
Obtusum - Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) P. kovacsi, P. umbilicoparvum, P. pulchellum (78410)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Tunisia P. rakusi (170509)
Oxynotum - Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) P. kovacsi (78408 78409) P. kovacsi, P. umbilicoparvum, P. pulchellum (78407)
Turneri - Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Tunisia P. rakusi (170503)
Jamesoni - Ibex189.6 - 183.0Hungary (Veszprém Megye) P. umbilicoparvum (78406)