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Paraphragmitidae

Cephalopoda - Paraphragmitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Paraphragmitidae Flower
1964Paraphragmitidae Teichert et al. p. 241
1981Paraphragmitidae Chen et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
familyParaphragmitidaeFlower 1950
familyParaphragmitidaeFlower 1950

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. †Paraphragmitidae Flower 1950
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G. †Calocyrtoceras Foerste 1936
G. †Cyrtocycloceras Foerste 1936
G. †Gaspocyrtoceras Foerste 1936
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Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni Holland 2000
G. †Lyecoceras Mutvei 1957
G. †Paraphragmites Flower 1943
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludfordian or 438.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China Calocyrtoceras sp. (228659)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni (79882)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) Lyecoceras sp., Paraphragmites sp. (27908)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni (159984)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) Cyrtocycloceras tenuiannulatum (480)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Cyrtocycloceras sp. (482) Cyrtocycloceras tracheale (478)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Lyecoceras columnare (13637 233411)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Paraphragmites ibex (8307 8308 8309 8312 8314 8316 8320 8323)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic Calocyrtoceras cognatum, Calocyrtoceras consangue (14072) Lyecoceras neptunicum (233408)