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Paractinoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae

Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Actinoceras (Paractinoceras) Hyatt p. 525
1964Paractinoceras Teichert et al. p. 204
1981Paractinoceras Crick p. 227
2002Paractinoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyActinoceratidaeSaeman 1853
genusParactinoceras()

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. †Paractinoceras Hyatt 1900
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Paractinoceras canadensis Whiteaves 1892
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 Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Manitoba) P. sp. (24165)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Wyoming) P. sp. (24167)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) P. canadensis (232332)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) P. canadense (26340)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Manitoba) Sactoceras canadensis (233802)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) P. canadense (13654)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) P. lamellosum (5396 5399)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) P. canadense, P. sp. (24124)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) P. churchillense (23026)