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Planetoceras postremum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Planetoceras postremum was named by Reed (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SE of Alyanwali, K28.737-743, 750-760, 827-833, N of Jabbi, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone/sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Planetoceras postremum Reed p. 363 figs. Pl 64, figs 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTrigonoceratidae
genusPlanetoceras
speciespostremum

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter245.835.060.047.517.7

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Planetoceras postremum (126279 type locality: 126738)