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Paracenoceras staffelbergense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus staffelbergensis was named by Kuhn (1936).

It was recombined as Paracenoceras staffelbergense by Chevallier et al. (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Nautilus staffelbergensis Kuhn p. 366 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2; text-fig 3
1987Paracenoceras staffelbergense Chevallier et al. p. 716 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2; text-fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyParacenoceratidaeSpath 1927
genusParacenocerasSpath 1927
speciesstaffelbergense(Kuhn 1936)

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
partNmean
shell height149.0
shell diameter197.0
shell inflation111.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21France Paracenoceras staffelbergense (167357 167358)