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Paraceltites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Otocerataceae
Family:
Xenodiscidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Paraceltites GEMMELLARO
Type Species:
P. hoeferi
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Fig. 162,9; 163A. P. e/egans GIRTY, M.Perm., Tex.; 162,9a,b, conch, X0.7 (291ยท); 163A, suture, enlarged.-- FIG. 164. P. sexumis (DIENER), U.Perm., Eu.; X I (291
Synonyms
Paralecanites
Geographic Distribution
Sicily - Alps - Crimea - Tex. - Mex
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Perm.
Beginning International Stage:
Roadian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
274.37
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Perm.
Ending International Stage:
Changhsingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
251.9
Description
Whorls compressed, venter arched; lateral area with prorsiradiate ribs, venter smooth. Suture goniatitic.
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Otocerataceae
Family:
Xenodiscidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Paraceltites GEMMELLARO
Type Species:
P. hoeferi
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 162,9; 163A. P. e/egans GIRTY, M.Perm., Tex.; 162,9a,b, conch, X0.7 (291ยท); 163A, suture, enlarged.-- FIG. 164. P. sexumis (DIENER), U.Perm., Eu.; X I (291
Synonyms
Paralecanites
Geographic Distribution
Sicily - Alps - Crimea - Tex. - Mex
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Perm.
Beginning International Stage:
Roadian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
274.37
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Perm.
Ending International Stage:
Changhsingian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
251.9
Description
Whorls compressed, venter arched; lateral area with prorsiradiate ribs, venter smooth. Suture goniatitic.