†Prochorites alveolatus Glenister 1958 (ammonite)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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