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Vermiceras (Paracaloceras)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Vermiceras (Paracaloceras) Spath p. 77
1994Paracaloceras Bloos p. 14
2008Paracaloceras Longridge et al.
2013Vermiceras (Paracaloceras) Howarth p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
subfamilyArietitinaeHyatt 1875
genusVermiceras
subgenusParacalocerasSpath 1923

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.

Subg. †Vermiceras (Paracaloceras) Spath 1923
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†Paracaloceras concavum Taylor 1998
†Paracaloceras coregonense Sowerby 1831
†Paracaloceras haueri Guembel 1861
†Paracaloceras varaense Hillebrandt 2000
Invalid names: Vermiceras (Alpinoceras) Lange 1941 [synonym], Vermiceras (Centauroceras) Blind 1963 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height28.897.0011.39.153.04
diameter237.828.051.039.516.3
inflation221.415.829.022.49.33
shell height811.86.3023.611.16.56
shell diameter858.228.0135.053.044.0
shell inflation836.616.195.733.230.5

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Middle Hettangian to the top of the Bucklandi or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian - Early/Lower Sinemurian205.7 - 192.9Austria Paracaloceras coregonense (195482)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Argentina (Mendoza) Vermiceras coregonense (181952) Vermiceras rursicostatum (42767)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Austria Alpinoceras perspiratum (189271 189272)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5USA (Nevada) Metophioceras rursicostatum (42876) Paracaloceras concavum (157504) Paracaloceras haueri (188629) Paracaloceras rursicostatum (188656)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras coregonense (157529) Paracaloceras multicostatum, Paracaloceras coregonense (157527) Paracaloceras rursicostatum (84738 84767 84769 84783 84784 84786 157359 157360 157363 157368 157371 157374 157378 157385) Paracaloceras rursicostatum, Paracaloceras varaense (157361 157365 157372 157381) Paracaloceras sp. (157531 157532) Paracaloceras sp. A, Paracaloceras rursicostatum (157366) Paracaloceras sp. A, Paracaloceras rursicostatum, Paracaloceras varaense (157393) Paracaloceras sp. A, Paracaloceras sp., Paracaloceras rursicostatum (157392) Paracaloceras sp. B, Paracaloceras rursicostatum (157379) Paracaloceras sp. B, Paracaloceras sp., Paracaloceras rursicostatum (157380) Paracaloceras varaense (157382)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5USA (Alaska) Paracaloceras sp., Paracaloceras rursicostatum (68723)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Mexico (Sonora) Paracaloceras sp. (201178)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras sp. (53472)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5USA (Oregon) Paracaloceras sp. (201167)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy (L'Aquila) Paracaloceras sp. (196794)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Austria (Tirol) Alpinoceras haueri (208598)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Metophioceras rursicostatum (53361) Paracaloceras rursicostatum (53363)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Mexico (Sonora) Paracaloceras rursicostatum (208236)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile Paracaloceras sp. (209279 209562) Paracaloceras varaense (209281)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Argentina (Mendoza) Paracaloceras varaense (209630)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras sp. (84919)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Austria Paracaloceras coregonense (27226)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy (L'Aquila) Paracaloceras centauroides (196793)
Angulata - Bucklandi201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras sp. (157530)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Austria Paracaloceras coregonense (195483) Paracaloceras grunowi, Paracaloceras sp. (196514)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras sp. (53878)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Austria Paracaloceras gr. coregorense, Paracaloceras grunowi, Paracaloceras haueri (38057)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Indonesia (Timor) Arietites coregonensis (205669)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras sp. (157522)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9USA (Oregon) Metophioceras rursicostatum (157630)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9USA (Alaska) Paracaloceras sp. (68729)
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9USA (Nevada) Paracaloceras n. sp. (157497 157500)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile Coroniceras rursicostatum (209362)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras sp. (53623)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Metophioceras rursicostatum (4884 53625)