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Paracymatoceras tunghaicum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

Taxonomy
Paracymatoceras tunghaicum was named by Matsumoto and Amano (1964). Its type specimen is GK.H6401, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hirokino-tani, Kashiwaguri, Shishi-jima, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Goshonoura Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Paracymatoceras tunghaicum Matsumoto and Amano p. 175 figs. Pl 26 figs 1a-b; text-figs 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyNautilidaede Blainville 1825
genusParacymatocerasSpath 1927
speciestunghaicum

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.

Paracymatoceras tunghaicum Matsumoto and Amano 1964
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:10:59
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 105.30000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Japan Paracymatoceras tunghaicum (123129)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Japan Paracymatoceras tunghaicum (type locality: 166260)