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Paracymatoceras ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Paracymatoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Paracymatoceras Spath, 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Pal. Indica, (N. S.) 9, Mem. 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 152 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Nautilidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Nautilidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Nautilida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Nautilus asper species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nautilus rota species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracymatoceras asper ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Paracymatoceras milleri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paracymatoceras rota ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Paracymatoceras rufum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paracymatoceras texanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracymatoceras tunghaicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1927 | Paracymatoceras Spath |
| 1964 | Paracymatoceras Teichert et al. p. 455 |
| 1975 | Paracymatoceras Shimansky p. 114 |
| 1983 | Paracymatoceras Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 110 |
| 2002 | Paracymatoceras Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Paracymatoceras Alsen p. 124 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
