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Paracenoceras sattleri

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus sattleri was named by Krenkel (1910). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tendaguru, which is in a Tithonian marine horizon in the Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania.

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Nautilus sattleri Krenkel p. 220 figs. Pl 22, fig 16; pl 23, figs 1,2
1956Paracenoceras sattleri Kummel p. 408

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyParacenoceratidaeSpath 1927
genusParacenocerasSpath 1927
speciessattleri()

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 sattleri Krenkel 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height1136.0
shell diameter1250.0
shell inflation123.0

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: Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Tanzania Nautilus sattleri (type locality: 166267)