†Protocanites Schmidt 1922 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae
Parent taxon: Protocanitinae according to W. M. Furnish et al. 2009
See also Korn 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cantabricanites, Merocanites
Subtaxa: Protocanites australis Protocanites hollardi Protocanites supradevonicus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Australia (4 collections), Morocco (2), United States (2: Indiana)
• Devonian of United States (2: Missouri)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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