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Paroniceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paroniceras was named by Bonarelli (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar-l J Toar-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cymbites by Buckman (1894).

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bouleiceratinae by Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Paroniceras Bonarelli
2002Paroniceras Sepkoski
2013Paroniceras Howarth p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyBouleiceratinaeArkell 1950
genusParonicerasBonarelli 1893

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. †Paroniceras Bonarelli 1893
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†Paroniceras sternale d'Orbigny 1845
†Paroniceras substernale Pelosio 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height624.617.431.026.25.42
shell diameter649.139.464.045.810.9
shell inflation611.58.0016.012.23.60

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bifrons or 182.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France P. sp. (210861) P. sternale (210796 210798 210799 210800)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France P. sternale (170439)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Canada (British Columbia) P. sternale (59234)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6France (Deux-Sevrès) P. sternale, P. helveticum (140898)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6France P. sternale (161665)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Hungary P. sternale (108060 108080 108471 108472 149373) P. sternale, P. substernale, P. helveticum (108079) P. substernale (108044)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Spain P. sp. (146946 146947 146951) P. sternale (126490 126491 126492 126497 126501 126505 126506 126510 126512 126515)