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Picardiceras multicameratus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paranautilidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus multicameratus was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dun Glen, near the Auld Lang Syne mine, Sierra District, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Paranautilus multicameratus by Kummel (1953); it was recombined as Picardiceras multicameratus by Parnes (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Nautilus multicameratus Gabb p. 20 figs. Pl 3, figs 4,5
1953Paranautilus multicameratus Kummel p. 71 figs. Pl 14, figs 7,8
1986Picardiceras multicameratus Parnes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
familyParanautilidaeKummel 1953
genusPicardiceras
speciesmulticameratus()

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
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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: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Nautilus multicameratus (type locality: 33200)