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Prochorites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoclymeniidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Manticoceras (Prochorites) Clausen
1969Prochorites Clausen
2002Prochorites Korn and Klug p. 121
2002Prochorites Sepkoski
2006Prochorites Korn
2013Prochorites Bockwinkel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyGephurocerataceaeFrech 1897
familyAcanthoclymeniidaeSchindewolf 1955
subfamilyAcanthoclymeniinaeSchindewolf 1955
genusProchoritesClausen 1969

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.008.008.008.00-
shell diameter217.417.317.517.40.141
shell inflation24.604.504.704.600.141

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
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 Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) P. alveolatus (39048 39049)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Australia (Western Australia) Probeloceras alveolatum (170960)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2USA (New York) P. alveolatus (136231 136234 136374 136396 136397 136403 136490 157597)