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Paradimorphoceras varians

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Dimorphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphoceras varians was named by Moore (1939). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Paradimorphoceras varians by Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Dimorphoceras varians Moore
1971Paradimorphoceras varians Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya p. 193

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDimorphoceratoidea()
familyDimorphoceratidae
subfamilyGlyphiolobinaeRuzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1969
genusParadimorphocerasRuzhencev 1947
speciesvarians(Moore 1939)

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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Dimorphoceras varians (93305)