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Parussuria

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ussuriidae

Taxonomy
Parussuria was named by Spath (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Ussuria compressa.

It was assigned to Ussuridae by Spath (1934); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ussuriidae by Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981), Brayard et al. (2013), Shigeta and Nguyen (2014) and Smyshlyaeva et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Parussuria Spath
1969Parussuria Kummel
1981Parussuria Tozer p. 90
2002Parussuria Sepkoski
2013Parussuria Brayard et al. p. 190
2014Parussuria Shigeta and Nguyen p. 112
2018Parussuria Smyshlyaeva et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyUssuriidaeSpath 1930
genusParussuria

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. †Parussuria Spath 1934
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Parussuria compressa Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Invalid names: Metussuria spathi Chao 1959 [synonym]
Parussuria latilobata Chao 1959
Parussuria semenovi Zakharov 1968
Parussuria woodini Smith 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1029.514.050.028.113.3
shell diameter1050.426.094.645.221.5
shell inflation100.0040.0012.500.0011.02

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (California) Ussuria compressa, Sturia woodini (33298)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Metussuria spathi (44002) P. compressa (97157)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation P. compressa (99538 144208) P. semenovi (214554 214556 214561) P. sp. (168042 168046)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Xizang) P. compressa (229750 229751 229753 229754 229755 229769)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) P. semenovi (47247)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Vietnam P. compressa (155493 155509)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) P. compressa (61515 62096 97117 97118 97119 97120 97121)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Oman P. compressa (102601 127388 127390 127392 127393 127394 127396 127397 127398 127400 127401 127425 127426 127430)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) P. compressa (156021 156022 156023 156025 156052 156053 156054 156062 156074)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Albania P. sp. (108977)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) P. latilobata (44005)