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Paralegoceras iowense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites iowensis was named by Meek and Worthen (1860).

It was recombined as Paralegoceras iowensis by Plummer and Scott (1937); it was recombined as Paralegoceras iowense by Smith (1903), Gordon (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Goniatites iowensis Meek and Worthen p. 471
1903Paralegoceras iowense Smith p. 100 figs. Pl 4, figs 12-14; pl 9, figs 4-7
1903Paralegoceras newsomi Smith p. 100 figs. Pl 12, figs 4-9
1937Paralegoceras iowensis Plummer and Scott p. 199 figs. Pl 18, figs 8, 9; text-fig 45
1964Paralegoceras iowense Gordon p. 268 figs. Pl 30, figs 1-3,9,10; text-fig 85A,B,E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familySchistoceratidaeSchmidt 1929
genusParalegocerasHyatt 1884
speciesiowense(Meek and Worthen 1860)

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.

†Paralegoceras iowense Meek and Worthen 1860
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Invalid names: Paralegoceras newsomi Smith 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height125.5
shell diameter155.5
shell inflation113.5

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Moscovian or 323.40000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Arkansas) Paralegoceras iowense (158037)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Texas) Paralegoceras iowense (79328)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Paralegoceras iowense (91530)