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Paractinoceras canadensis

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Sactoceras canadensis was named by Whiteaves (1892). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paractinoceras canadensis by Hyatt (1900).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Sactoceras canadensis Whiteaves p. 85 figs. Pl X, Fis 1a-c
1900Paractinoceras canadensis Hyatt p. 528

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyActinoceratidaeSaeman 1853
genusParactinoceras()
speciescanadensis()

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.

Paractinoceras canadensis Whiteaves 1892
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Hyatt 1900Shells longer and more slender than in the proceeding with large siphuncular segments confined to early stages, and very long living chamber
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Paractinoceras canadensis (232332)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Manitoba) Sactoceras canadensis (233802)