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Paracenoceras dorsatus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus dorsatus was named by Roemer (1836).

It was recombined as Paracenoceras dorsatus by Kummel (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dorsoexcavatum, P. franconicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Nautilus dorsatus Roemer
1956Paracenoceras dorsatus Kummel p. 407

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyParacenoceratidaeSpath 1927
genusParacenocerasSpath 1927
speciesdorsatus(Roemer 1836)

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.

†Paracenoceras dorsatus Roemer 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 157.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Tanzania Nautilus dorsatus (35569)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Tanzania Nautilus dorsatus (35570)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Tanzania Nautilus dorsatus (79019 79256)