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Pleuronautilus venustus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Parametacoceras venustum was named by Reed (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East of pt 2263, ESE of Chhidru, calcareous sandstone, K30.93-96, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine sandstone/marl in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Pleuronautilus venustus by Shimanskiy (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Parametacoceras venustum Reed p. 358 figs. Pl 60, fig 2; pl 61, fig 1
1967Pleuronautilus venustus Shimanskiy p. 93

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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)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusPleuronautilus
speciesvenustus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter2154.9150.0160.0155.07.07

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Parametacoceras venustum (type locality: 126899)