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Parormoceras

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Ormoceratidae

Taxonomy
Parormoceras was named by Shimizu and Obata (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde Sepkoski's reference number: 298].

It was assigned to Ormoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964) and Crick (1981); and to Actinocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Parormoceras Shimizu and Obata
1964Parormoceras Teichert et al. p. 214
1981Parormoceras Crick p. 227
2002Parormoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyOrmoceratidaeSaeman 1853
genusParormocerasShimizu and Obata 1935

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. †Parormoceras Shimizu and Obata 1935
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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: Llanvirn or 466.00000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9China (LiaoNing) P. sp. (20760)