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Paracenoceras wepferi

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus wepferi was named by von Loesch (1914).

It was recombined as Paracenoceras wepferi by Tinant (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dorsoexcavatum, P. franconicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Nautilus wepferi von Loesch
1987Paracenoceras wepferi Tinant p. 111 figs. Pl 15, figs 1,2; text-fig 26

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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
specieswepferi(von Loesch 1914)

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.

†Paracenoceras wepferi von Loesch 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras wepferi (45650 45692)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras wepferi (225469)