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Parahelenitidae

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Parahelenitidae Chen et al. p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyParahelenitidae
familyParahelenitidae

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.

Fm. †Parahelenitidae Chen et al. 1981
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G. †Euryarthroceras Chen et al. 1981
G. †Eushantungoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
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: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.60000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) Eushantungoceras sp. (27908)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China Eushantungoceras sp. (228659)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6China (Guizhou) Eushantungoceras sp. (27792)