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Domatoceras parallelum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus parallelus was named by Abich (1878). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Domatoceras parallelus by Shimansky (1965); it was recombined as Domatoceras parallelum by Teichert and Kummel (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Nautilus parallelus Abich p. 17 figs. Pl 3, figs 2,2a
1878Nautilus convergens Abich p. 18 figs. Pl 2, figs 2,2a
1900Nautilus parallelus Arthaber p. 213 figs. Pl 18, figs 2a-c
1965Domatoceras parallelus Shimansky figs. Pl 15, fig 10
1965Domatoceras gracile Shimansky p. 160 figs. Pl 16, fig 1
1973Domatoceras parallelum Teichert and Kummel p. 421 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,2,9,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyGrypoceratidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyDomatoceratinae()
genusDomatocerasHyatt 1891
speciesparallelum()

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.

Domatoceras parallelum Abich 1878
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Invalid names: Domatoceras gracile Shimansky 1965 [synonym], Nautilus convergens Abich 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height118.0
shell diameter140.0
shell inflation111.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Armenia Domatoceras gracile (110747)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran Domatoceras parallelum (119043)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Domatoceras gracile (82252 97229 110678 110714 116755) Nautilus parallelus, Nautilus convergens (232366)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran (Abadeh) Domatoceras gracile (63894)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan Domatoceras gracile (110602)