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Pharciceras darkaouense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pharciceratidae

Taxonomy
Pharciceras darkaouense was named by Bockwinkel et al. (2009). It is not extant. Its type locality is Dar Kaoua, which is in a Givetian offshore shelf lime mudstone in Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Pharciceras darkaouense Bockwinkel et al.
2013Pharciceras darkaouense Bockwinkel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderPharciceratina(Korn 1998)
superfamilyPharciceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyPharciceratidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyPharciceratinaeHyatt 1900
genusPharcicerasHyatt 1884
speciesdarkaouense

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.

Pharciceras darkaouense Bockwinkel et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height219.016.921.419.13.18
shell diameter246.843.250.847.05.37
shell inflation214.314.014.614.30.424

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Morocco Pharciceras darkaouense (type locality: 135660)