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Parisculites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Episculitidae

Taxonomy
Parisculites was named by Tozer (1994). Its type is Lecanites mundus.

It was assigned to Episculitidae by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Parisculites Tozer p. 252

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyEpisculitidae()
genusParisculites

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.

G. †Parisculites Tozer 1994
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Parisculites mundus McLearn 1947
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Invalid names: Lecanites beattii McLearn 1947 [synonym]
Parisculites obolinus Dittmar 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height27.416.109.007.552.05
shell diameter220.719.022.520.82.47
shell inflation27.697.408.007.700.424

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Alaunian or 233.60000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Tornquistites obolinus (33324)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Canada (British Columbia) Lecanites mundus, Lecanites beattii (46568) P. mundus (141702)