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Paravascoceras obessum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Vascoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotissotia segnis obesa was named by Taubenhaus (1920) [Pseudotissotia segnis obesa].

It was recombined as Vascoceras obessum by Kassab and Ismael (1994); it was recombined as Paravascoceras obessum by Hewaidy et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Pseudotissotia segnis obesa Taubenhaus p. 43 figs. pl.7, fig.4
1994Vascoceras obessum Kassab and Ismael
2012Paravascoceras obessum Hewaidy et al. p. 148 figs. Pl.2, Fig.2a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyVascoceratidaeDouvillé 1912
subfamilyVascoceratinaeDouvillé 1912
genusParavascocerasChoffat 1898
speciesobessum(Taubenhaus 1920)

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.

Paravascoceras obessum Taubenhaus 1920
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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: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3Egypt (Sinai) Vascoceras obessum (3762)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt (Sinai) Vascoceras obessum (3765)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Tunisia Vascoceras obessum (161139)