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Paracrochordiceras mclearni

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae

Taxonomy
Paracrochordiceras mclearni was named by Bucher (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 438377, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Coyote Canyon HB 95, northern Humboldt Mountains, which is in an Aegean offshore limestone/siltstone in the Prida Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Paracrochordiceras mclearni Bucher p. 973 figs. Pl 7, figs 6,7; text-fig 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyAcrochordiceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusParacrochordiceras()
speciesmclearni

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 height17.80
shell diameter127.0
shell inflation113.0

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Aegean or 246.70000 to 244.99000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean246.7 - 244.99USA (Nevada) Paracrochordiceras mclearni (112778 type locality: 112784)