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Paraceratites winterbottomi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites winterbottomi was named by Salter (1865). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH C. 4852. Its type locality is Niti Pass (Anisian), which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in India.

It was recombined as Paraceratites winterbottomi by Spath (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ammonites winterbottomi Salter
1934Paraceratites winterbottomi Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyParaceratitinaeSilberling 1962
genusParaceratites
specieswinterbottomi(Salter 1865)

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India Ammonites winterbottomi (117560)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Paraceratites winterbottomi (206206)