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Paranautilus sphaeroidalis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Liroceratidae

Taxonomy
Paranautilus sphaeroidalis was named by Parnes (1986). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Survey of Israel, M-5173. Its type locality is Makhtesh Ramon (Saharonim Fm., lower Fossiliferous Limestone Mb.), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Saharonim Formation of Israel.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Paranautilus sphaeroidalis Parnes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyLiroceratidae
genusParanautilusMojsisovics 1902
speciessphaeroidalis

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: 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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Israel (Negev) Paranautilus sphaeroidalis (type locality: 214650)