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Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae

Taxonomy
Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum was named by Fantini Sestini (1981). Its type specimen is MPUM Gc 1105 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is T329, Marathovouno Hill, Chios, which is in an Aegean basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in Greece.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum Fantini Sestini p. 49 figs. Pl 4, figs 2,3
2024Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum Balini and Lăcătuş p. 726 figs. Pl 1, figs 6,7

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

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.

Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum Fantini Sestini 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height317.015.020.516.02.93
shell diameter340.235.846.039.55.16
shell inflation314.013.015.014.01.00

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 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Greece Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum (type locality: 143851 143855)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Romania Paracrochordiceras sp. (199553)