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Paranorites ambiensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Taxonomy
Paranorites ambiensis was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amb, Stachella beds, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian coastal sandstone in the Ceratites Sandstone Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Paranorites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Paranorites ambiensis Waagen p. 158 figs. Pl 22, figs 1a-d
1934Paranorites ambiensis Spath
2012Paranorites ambiensis Brühwiler and Bucher p. 64 figs. 42A, 46A-I, 47A-J, 48A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNoritoidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyParanoritidaeSpath 1930
genusParanorites
speciesambiensis

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.

Paranorites ambiensis Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height145.0
shell diameter1102.0
shell inflation127.0

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Xizang) Paranorites ambiensis (226380)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Paranorites ambiensis (139083 139141 type locality: 143629)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Pakistan Paranorites ambiensis (215027)