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Paranorites kingianus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Taxonomy
Aspidites kingianus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Virgal, Stachella beds, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian marine sandstone in the Ceratite Sandstone Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Paranorites kingianus by Spath (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. tzaregradskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Aspidites kingianus Waagen p. 225 figs. Pl 32, fig 1; pl 33, figs 1a,b
1934Paranorites kingianus Spath

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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
specieskingianus()

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 kingianus Waagen 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height193.0
shell diameter1185.0
shell inflation137.0

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: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Aspidites kingianus (type locality: 143647)