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Paradimorphoceras β
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Dimorphoceratidae : Paradimorphoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Dimorphoceratidae : Paradimorphoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Paradimorphoceras Ruzhentzev, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Goniatitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Paradimorphoceras complex β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras denticulatum β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras looneyi β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras moorei β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras orientale β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paradimorphoceras ribblense β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras saharicum β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras saleswheelense β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras splendidum β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Paradimorphoceras strictum β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paradimorphoceras varians β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
Paradimorphoceras wiswellense β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1947 | Paradimorphoceras Ruzhencev |
2002 | Paradimorphoceras Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Paradimorphoceras Korn |
2009 | Paradimorphoceras Furnish et al. p. 42 |
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!