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Paradiscamphiceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Paradiscamphiceras was named by Taylor (1988).

It was assigned to Discamphiceratinae by Howarth (2013).

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2013-02-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Paradiscamphiceras Taylor p. 120
2013Paradiscamphiceras Howarth p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyPsiloceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyDiscamphiceratinaeGuex and Rakus 1991
genusParadiscamphicerasTaylor 1988

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. †Paradiscamphiceras Taylor 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height129.3
shell diameter1117.5
shell inflation163.4

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 Angulata to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5USA (Oregon) P. athabascanense (157629) P. dickinsoni (157617) P. elkhornense (157508)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5USA (Oregon) P. dickinsoni (200706 200707 200710)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9USA (Oregon) P. athabascanense (201175) P. dickinsoni (201171)