Prochorites alveolatus Glenister 1958 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Acanthoclymeniidae

Alternative combination: Probeloceras alveolatum

Synonym: Probeloceras strix Kirchgasser 1975

Full reference: B. F. Glenister. 1958. Upper Devonian ammonoids from the Manticoceras zone, Fitzroy Basin, Western Australia. Journal of Paleontology 32:58-96

Belongs to Prochorites according to M. R. House and W. T. Kirchgasser 2008

See also Glenister 1958 and Korn and Klug 2002

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Prochorites alveolatus: CPC 1727, a shell
  • Probeloceras strix:

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 17.4

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (3 collections), United States (8: New York)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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