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Paracenoceras subhexagonus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae

Taxonomy
Nautilus (Paracenoceras) subhexagonus was named by Jeannet (1951).

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Nautilus (Paracenoceras) subhexagonus Jeannet p. 14 figs. Pl 2, fig 2; text-figs 19-21
1956Paracenoceras subhexagonus 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
speciessubhexagonus()

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: 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: base of the Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 165.30000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Nautilus subhexagonus (171556 171591)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Nautilus subhexagonus (171561)