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Paracenoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Paracenoceratidae Spath
1956Paracenoceratidae Benavides-Caceres p. 435
1964Paracenoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 451

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyParacenoceratidaeSpath 1927
familyParacenoceratidaeSpath 1927

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. †Paracenoceratidae Spath 1927
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G. †Aulacenoceras Tinant 1987
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†Aulacenoceras arabicum Tinant 1987
G. †Micronautilus Branger 2023
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†Micronautilus evolutus Branger 2023
†Micronautilus minoti Branger 2023
G. †Paracenoceras Spath 1927
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†Paracenoceras acklini Jeannet 1951
†Paracenoceras arduennense d'Orbigny 1850
†Paracenoceras dilatatum Jeannet 1951
†Paracenoceras dorsatus Roemer 1836
†Paracenoceras dorsoexcavatus Parona and Bonarelli 1895
†Paracenoceras ennianum Dacque 1905
†Paracenoceras giganteum d'Orbigny 1842
†Paracenoceras hexagonum Sowerby 1826
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Invalid names: Nautilus wandaensis Waagen 1873 [synonym]
†Paracenoceras jumarense Waagen 1873
†Paracenoceras lorioli von Loesch 1914
†Paracenoceras macrum Tinant 1987
†Paracenoceras marocense Miller and Collinson 1952
†Paracenoceras mjatschkowanus von Loesch 1914
†Paracenoceras moreausum d'Orbigny 1842
†Paracenoceras noetlingi Halder and Bardhan 1997
†Paracenoceras rollieri von Loesch 1914
†Paracenoceras sattleri Krenkel 1910
†Paracenoceras schusteri von Loesch 1912
†Paracenoceras siculus Gemmellaro 1868
†Paracenoceras sinuosus Roemer 1836
†Paracenoceras speciosum Tinant 1987
†Paracenoceras sulcatum Tinant 1987
†Paracenoceras wepferi von Loesch 1914
†Paracenoceras wilmae Jeannet 1951
G. †Somalinautilus Spath 1927
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†Somalinautilus antiquus Dacque 1910
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Invalid names: Nautilus bisulcatus Dacque 1905 [replaced]
†Somalinautilus fuscus Crick 1898
G. †Tithonoceras Retowski 1894
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: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 168.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (110 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.3 - 145.0Tunisia Paracenoceras indet. (13862 13906)
Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom Nautilus fuscus (171169)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras hexagonum (48300) Paracenoceras prohexagonum (48340 48404) Paracenoceras sp. (48316 48450 48454) Paracenoceras sp., Paracenoceras prohexagonum (48405)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Micronautilus minoti (230610 230611 230612 230613)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) Paracenoceras speciosum (175854)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Deux-Sèvres) Pictonautilus verciacensis (167333)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Gujarat) Paracenoceras sp. A, Paracenoceras calloviense, Paracenoceras jumarense, Paracenoceras prohexagonum, Paracenoceras noetlingi (98374)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Micronautilus evolutus (217203 227619)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Pakistan Paracenoceras noetlingi (171088 171089)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Ethiopia Paracenoceras prohexagonum (197160)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Deux-Sèvres) Paracenoceras speciosum (167340)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Micronautilus evolutus (230608) Micronautilus minoti (230609)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Paracenoceras calloviense, Paracenoceras meridionale (2602)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Aulacenoceras sp. (45541) Paracenoceras dilatatum (47877 47878) Paracenoceras sp. (48585)
Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian166.1 - 161.2Tunisia Paracenoceras indet. (31077)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Paracenoceras indet. (13791 13858 13864 13868 13901) Paracenoceras sp. (13786)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Paracenoceras jumarense, Paracenoceras kumagunense (98212)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Paracenoceras calloviense (167362)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland Nautilus dilatatus, Nautilus calloviensis, Nautilus herznachensis, Nautilus subhexagonus, Nautilus acklini (171556) Nautilus dilatatus, Nautilus herznachensis (171555) Nautilus sp., Nautilus herznachensis, Nautilus acklini (171558) Nautilus subhexagonus (171591) Nautilus wilmae (171553)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Nautilus calloviensis, Nautilus jumarensis, Nautilus giganteus (98155) Nautilus giganteus (98122) Paracenoceras calloviense (98094 98130 98165) Paracenoceras calloviense, Paracenoceras kumagunense (98129) Paracenoceras kumagunense (98126 98161 98184)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France (Maine et Loire) Paracenoceras nov. sp. (167341)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Paracenoceras marocense (166827 171162 171163 171164)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Nautilus giganteus (171497)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Switzerland Nautilus calloviensis (171557) Nautilus herznachensis (171560) Nautilus wilmae, Nautilus calloviensis, Nautilus kumagunense (171554)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Paracenoceras calloviense (167363)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Paracenoceras indet. (13667) Paracenoceras sp. (13614)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras dorsoexcavatum, Paracenoceras dilatatum (34544)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Tunisia Paracenoceras indet. (13515)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3India (Gujarat) Paracenoceras giganteum (167389 167390) Paracenoceras hexagonum (98372) Paracenoceras lorioli (167391)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Egypt Nautilus hexagonus, Nautilus giganteus (171262)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Paracenoceras franconicus (67867) Paracenoceras sp. (67866)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Germany Nautilus mjatschkowanus (171492)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Ethiopia Paracenoceras hexagonum (94495)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras arduennense (46296) Paracenoceras hexagonum (45563 46047) Paracenoceras hexagonum, Paracenoceras arduennense (45991) Paracenoceras sp. (46059 46303)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Somalia Paracenoceras hexagonum (100372)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Morocco Paracenoceras marocense (171165)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Nautilus arduennensis (171562) Nautilus calloviensis (171559) Nautilus rollieri (171491 171563) Nautilus subhexagonus, Nautilus arduennensis (171561)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras arduennense (225465)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Nautilus arduennensis (171493)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras hexagonum (225466)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras hexagonum, Paracenoceras wepferi (45650) Paracenoceras moreausum (45648) Paracenoceras wepferi (45692)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Tanzania Nautilus dorsatus (35569)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Nautilus bisulcatus, Nautilus ennianus (94585)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France Nautilus giganteus (171498) Nautilus schusteri (171175)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Tanzania Nautilus dorsatus (35570)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Paracenoceras sp. (185665)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Saudi Arabia Paracenoceras hexagonum, Paracenoceras wepferi (225469)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France Paracenoceras lorioli (167355 167359) Paracenoceras staffelbergense (167357 167358)
Tithonian - Kimmeridgian152.1 - 152.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Paracenoceras sp. (2571)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania Nautilus sattleri (166267)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Tanzania Nautilus dorsatus (79019 79256)