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Protocanites hollardi

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae

Taxonomy
Protocanites hollardi was named by Korn et al. (2002). Its type specimen is GPIT 1876-1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ouzina, Taouz, Oued Znaigui Formation, Tafilalt, which is in a Tournaisian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in Morocco.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Protocanites hollardi Korn et al. p. 82 figs. 4, 5A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyProlecanitoidea()
familyProlecanitidaeHyatt 1884
subfamilyProtocanitinaeWeyer 1972
genusProtocanitesSchmidt 1922
specieshollardi

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.

Protocanites hollardi Korn et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
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