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Paraganides californicus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Paraganides californicus was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Trachyceras subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California. It is the type species of Paraganides.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Paraganides californicus Hyatt and Smith p. 78 figs. Pl 80, figs 12-21
1927Paraganides californicus Smith p. 71 figs. Pl 80, figs 12-21
1951Paraganides californicus Spath p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
genusParaganides
speciescalifornicus

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.

Paraganides californicus Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Paraganides californicus (type locality: 33324)