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Paradiscamphiceras athabascanense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae

Taxonomy
Paradiscamphiceras athabascanense was named by Taylor (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Paradiscamphiceras athabascanense Taylor
2002Paradiscamphiceras athabascanense Taylor and Guex figs. Pl 2, fig 5

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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
speciesathabascanenseTaylor 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Angulata to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5USA (Oregon) Paradiscamphiceras athabascanense (157629)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9USA (Oregon) Paradiscamphiceras athabascanense (201175)