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Pselioceras convolutus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus convolutus was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khund Ghat, Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Wynne coll), which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Pselioceras convolutum by Reed (1944); it was recombined as Pselioceras convolutus by Kummel (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Nautilus convolutus Waagen p. 62 figs. Pl 6, fig 2
1944Pselioceras convolutum Reed p. 362
1953Pselioceras convolutus Kummel p. 59

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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
genusPseliocerasHyatt 1884
speciesconvolutus()

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.

Pselioceras convolutus Waagen 1879
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Diagnosis
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