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Parengonoceras algerianum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Knemiceratidae

Taxonomy
Knemiceras algerianum was named by Dubourdieu (1953). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Parengonoceras algerianum by Casey (1978) and Bulot (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Knemiceras algerianum Dubourdieu p. 22 figs. pl. 2, figs. 6-9
1978Parengonoceras algerianum Casey
2010Parengonoceras algerianum Bulot

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEngonoceratoideaHyatt 1903
familyKnemiceratidaeHyatt 1903
genusParengonoceras
speciesalgerianum()

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.

Parengonoceras algerianum Dubourdieu 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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