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Paracenoceras marocense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paracenoceras marocense was named by Miller and Collinson (1952). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mtal, between Mazagan and Marrakech, which is in a Jurassic reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Paracenoceras marocense Miller and Collinson p. 626 figs. Pl 85, figs 1,2; text-fig 1
2008Paracenoceras marocense Chirat et al. p. 252 fig. 1,2

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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
speciesmarocense

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 marocense Miller and Collinson 1952
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Jurassic to the top of the Late/Upper Callovian or 163.50000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Paracenoceras marocense (166827 171162 171163 171164)
Late/Upper Jurassic163.5 - 145.0Morocco Paracenoceras marocense (type locality: 171165)