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Prochorites
Taxonomy
Prochorites was named by Clausen (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1042]. It is not extant. Its type is Probeloceras alveolatum.
It was reranked as Manticoceras (Prochorites) by Clausen (1969).
It was assigned to Manticoceras by Clausen (1969); to Anarcestida by Sepkoski (2002); to Acanthoclymeniidae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006); and to Acanthoclymeniinae by Bockwinkel et al. (2013).
It was reranked as Manticoceras (Prochorites) by Clausen (1969).
It was assigned to Manticoceras by Clausen (1969); to Anarcestida by Sepkoski (2002); to Acanthoclymeniidae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006); and to Acanthoclymeniinae by Bockwinkel et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1969 | Manticoceras (Prochorites) Clausen |
| 1969 | Prochorites Clausen |
| 2002 | Prochorites Korn and Klug p. 121 |
| 2002 | Prochorites Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Prochorites Korn |
| 2013 | Prochorites Bockwinkel et al. |
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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.
G. †Prochorites Clausen 1969
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†Prochorites alveolatus Glenister 1958
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Invalid names: Probeloceras strix Kirchgasser 1975 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 2 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | - | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 0.141 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 4.60 | 4.50 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 0.141 |
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 382.31000 to 375.20000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Frasnian | Australia (Western Australia) | P. alveolatus (39048 39049) | |
| Middle Frasnian | Australia (Western Australia) | Probeloceras alveolatum (170960) | |
| Middle Frasnian | USA (New York) | P. alveolatus (136231 136234 136374 136396 136397 136403 136490 157597) |