†Proavites hueffeli Arthaber 1896 (ceratite)
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Synonyms: Proavites avitus Arthaber 1896, Proavites marginatus Arthaber 1896
Full reference: G. Arthaber. 1896. Die Cephalopodenfauna der Reiflinger Kalke. Beiträge zur Paläontologie und Geologie Österreich-Ungarns und des Orients 10:1-111
Belongs to Proavites according to C. Monnet et al. 2008
See also Arthaber 1896, Arthaber 1896, Gu et al. 1980 and Spath 1934
Sister taxon: Proavites benigari
Type specimens:
- Proavites hueffeli: Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria
- Proavites avitus: Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.
- Proavites marginatus: Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 33.0
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), China (1), Hungary (10), Italy (7), Serbia and Montenegro (1)
Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences
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