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Paraseraphs

Gastropoda - Seraphsidae

Taxonomy
Paraseraphs was named by Jung (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u]. Its type is Paraseraphs tetanus.

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Seraphsidae by Jung (1974), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1988), Squires and Demetrion (1992), Caze et al. (2010) and Maxwell et al. (2018).

Species
P. cantamessae, P. erraticus, P. tetanus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. praecedens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Paraseraphs Jung
1984Paraseraphs Squires p. 23
1987Paraseraphs Squires p. 33
1988Paraseraphs Squires p. 12
1992Paraseraphs Squires and Demetrion p. 31
2002Paraseraphs Sepkoski
2010Paraseraphs Caze et al. p. 453
2018Paraseraphs Maxwell et al. p. 1371

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySeraphsidaeGray 1853
genusParaseraphs

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.

G. †Paraseraphs Jung 1974
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†Paraseraphs cantamessae Maxwell et al. 2018
†Paraseraphs erraticus Cooper 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 59.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Oise) P. praecedens (177978)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) P. erraticus (185192 194164)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aisne) P. tetanus (177669 177999 183786)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California) P. erraticus (5506)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) P. erraticus (5496)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France P. tetanus (171521 183745)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) P. erraticus (8011)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) P. erraticus (5540 200714 200716 200722 200737 200750 201201 207178 207187) Terebellum erraticum (194416)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) P. placitus (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France P. placitus (94590)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France P. placitus (78567)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jamaica P. cantamessae (205354)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy P. placitus (78565)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Tornatina erratica (193039)