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Parahoplites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ammonitida
Superfamily:
Deshayesitaceae
Family:
Parahoplitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Parahoplites ANTHULA, 1899, p. 111
Type Species:
P. melchioris, OD
Images
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Fig 216, 2a-c. *P. melchioris, Caucasus, X 1 (Anthula, 1899)
Synonyms
Stoyanowiceras
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Transcaspia, Iran, Arizona, Texas, Colombia, Peru
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Upper Aptian)
Beginning International Stage:
Aptian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
115.99
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Upper Aptian)
Ending International Stage:
Aptian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
113.2
Description
Ribs normally sinuous throughout, bent forward on venter, may weaken or disappear on body chamber
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ammonitida
Superfamily:
Deshayesitaceae
Family:
Parahoplitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Parahoplites ANTHULA, 1899, p. 111
Type Species:
P. melchioris, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig 216, 2a-c. *P. melchioris, Caucasus, X 1 (Anthula, 1899)
Synonyms
Stoyanowiceras
Geographic Distribution
Europe, Transcaspia, Iran, Arizona, Texas, Colombia, Peru
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Upper Aptian)
Beginning International Stage:
Aptian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
115.99
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Lower Cretaceous (Upper Aptian)
Ending International Stage:
Aptian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
113.2
Description
Ribs normally sinuous throughout, bent forward on venter, may weaken or disappear on body chamber