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Parahomoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Homoceratidae

Taxonomy
Parahomoceras was named by Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 304]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Homoceratidae by Korn (2006); and to Homoceratinae by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Parahomoceras Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya
2002Parahomoceras Sepkoski
2006Parahomoceras Korn
2009Parahomoceras Furnish et al. p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGastrioceratoidea()
familyHomoceratidaeSpath 1934
subfamilyHomoceratinaeSpath 1934
genusParahomocerasRuzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1971

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. †Parahomoceras Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
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Parahomoceras africanum Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
Parahomoceras asperum Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height57.423.5014.86.604.41
shell diameter519.510.832.318.38.14
shell inflation56.684.808.806.701.50

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Chokierian to the top of the Alportian or 323.70000 to 321.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chokierian323.7 - 322.8Kazakhstan P. asperum (67718)
Alportian322.8 - 321.8Russian Federation P. asperum (67770)