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Prolecanitida
Taxonomy
Prolecanitida was named by Miller and Furnish (1954). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Ammonoidea by Miller and Furnish (1954), Kummel (1969), Titus (2000), Leonova (2002), Furnish et al. (2009), Korn and Sudar (2016); and to Ammonoida by Hoffmann et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Ammonoidea by Miller and Furnish (1954), Kummel (1969), Titus (2000), Leonova (2002), Furnish et al. (2009), Korn and Sudar (2016); and to Ammonoida by Hoffmann et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1954 | Prolecanitida Miller and Furnish |
| 1969 | Prolecanitida Kummel |
| 2000 | Prolecanitida Titus p. 16 |
| 2002 | Prolecanitida Leonova |
| 2002 | Prolecanitida Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Prolecanitida Furnish et al. p. 185 |
| 2016 | Prolecanitida Korn and Sudar p. 216 |
| 2022 | Prolecanitida Hoffmann 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.
Or. †Prolecanitida Miller and Furnish 1954
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Superfm. †Medlicottioidea Karpinsky 1889
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Fm. †Medlicottiidae Karpinsky 1889
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Subfm. †Artioceratinae Leonova 1989
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G. †Artioceratoides Leonova 1985
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†Artioceratoides pristinum Leonova 1992
†Artioceratoides victori Leonova 1985
Subfm. †Episageceratinae Ruzhencev 1956
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G. †Episageceras Noetling 1904
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†Episageceras boulei Vaillant-Couturier Treat 1933
†Episageceras dalailamae Diener 1897
†Episageceras dorogoyi Bychkov et al. 1976
†Episageceras intermedium Welter 1922
†Episageceras noetlingi Haniel 1915
†Episageceras wynnei Waagen 1880
Invalid names: Protosageceras Popov 1961 [synonym]
G. †Latisageceras Ruzhencev 1956
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†Latisageceras kasliuense Haniel 1915
†Latisageceras latidorsatum Noetling 1904
†Latisageceras woondumense Runnegar 1969
Subfm. †Medlicottiinae Karpinsky 1889
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G. †Akmilleria Ruzhencev 1940
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†Akmilleria adkinsi Plummer and Scott 1937
†Akmilleria electraensis Plummer and Scott 1937
†Akmilleria huecoensis Miller and Furnish 1940
†Akmilleria parahuecoensis Zhou 2017
†Akmilleria transitoria Haniel 1915
†Akmilleria whortani Miller 1936
G. †Artinskia Karpinsky 1926
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†Artinskia artiensis Grünewaldt 1860
†Artinskia irinae Ruzhentsev 1938
†Artinskia kazakhstanica Ruzhentsev 1951
†Artinskia lilianae Miller and Youngquist 1947
†Artinskia multituberculata Ruzhencev 1938
†Artinskia nalivkini Ruzhentsev 1938
†Artinskia sassykensis Tumanskaya 1939
†Artinskia separata Leonova 1992
†Artinskia simile Haniel 1915
†Artinskia timorensis Haniel 1915
G. †Eumedlicottia Spath 1934
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†Eumedlicottia bifrons Gemmellaro 1887
†Eumedlicottia burckhardti Böse 1919
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Invalid names: Eumedlicottia guadalupensis Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
†Eumedlicottia kabiensis Zhou 2017
†Eumedlicottia nikitini Zakharov 1986
†Eumedlicottia primas Waagen 1872
†Eumedlicottia subprimas Haniel 1915
†Eumedlicottia verneuili Gemmellaro 1887
†Eumedlicottia whitneyi Böse 1919
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Invalid names: Eumedlicottia crotonensis Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
G. †Medlicottia Waagen 1880
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†Medlicottia arroyoensis Plummer and Scott 1937
†Medlicottia basarensis Toumanskaya 1949
†Medlicottia busterensis Toumanskaya 1949
†Medlicottia chozaensis Plummer and Scott 1937
†Medlicottia copei White 1889
†Medlicottia costellifera Miller and Furnish 1940
†Medlicottia gansuensis Liang 1981
†Medlicottia illius de Gregorio 1930
†Medlicottia intermedia Ruzhentsev 1949
†Medlicottia jakovlevi Toumanskaya 1949
†Medlicottia karpinskyana Krotow 1885
†Medlicottia kingorum Miller and Furnish 1940
†Medlicottia magnotuberculata Tchernow 1907
†Medlicottia media Ruzhentsev 1949
†Medlicottia milleri Plummer and Scott 1937
†Medlicottia orbignyana de Verneuil 1845
†Medlicottia orientalis Liang 1981
†Medlicottia postorbignyana Bogoslovskaya 1997
†Medlicottia semota Ruzhencev 1951
†Medlicottia subdorbignyi Gerassimov 1937
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Invalid names: Medlicottia vetusta Ruzhencev 1949 [synonym]
†Medlicottia tenuis Leonova 1985
G. †Neogeoceras Ruzhencev 1947
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†Neogeoceras beishanense Liang 1981
†Neogeoceras canavari Greco 1935
†Neogeoceras girtyi Miller and Furnish 1940
†Neogeoceras glabrum Bogoslovskaya 1982
†Neogeoceras kitakamiensis Bando and Ehiro 1985
†Neogeoceras macnairi Nassichuk et al. 1965
†Neogeoceras malmqvisti Frebold 1932
†Neogeoceras marcoui Gemmellaro 1887
†Neogeoceras smithi Miller and Furnish 1940
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Invalid names: Propinacoceras insulcatum Smith 1927 [replaced]
†Neogeoceras tenum Sheng and Liu 1983
†Neogeoceras thaumastum Ruzhentsev 1976
†Neogeoceras trautscholdi Gemmellaro 1887
Subfm. †Miklukhoceratinae Leonova 1989
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G. †Miklukhoceras Pavlov 1967
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†Miklukhoceras artumbilicatum Leonova 1992
†Miklukhoceras guizhouense Zhou 2017
†Miklukhoceras kunlunense Wang 1983
†Miklukhoceras pamiricum Pavlov 1967
†Miklukhoceras praevium Leonova 1992
†Miklukhoceras pressulum Leonova 1984
Invalid names: Kunlunoceras Wang 1983 [synonym]
Subfm. †Propinacoceratinae Plummer and Scott 1937
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G. †Bamyaniceras Termier and Termier 1970
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†Bamyaniceras australe Teichert 1942
†Bamyaniceras baranovi Tumanskaya 1949
†Bamyaniceras bornemani Toumanskaya 1937
†Bamyaniceras bouyxi Termier and Termier 1970
†Bamyaniceras darwasi Karpinsky 1889
†Bamyaniceras knighti Miller and Furnish 1940
†Bamyaniceras kubergandense Toumanskaya 1935
†Bamyaniceras loeiense Ishibashi et al. 1996
†Bamyaniceras magnum Leonova 1992
†Bamyaniceras multilobatum Leonova 1984
†Bamyaniceras nandanense Zhou 1988
†Bamyaniceras obliquinodosum Leonova 1984
†Bamyaniceras orientale Sone et al. 2001
†Bamyaniceras parasimile Zhou 1988
†Bamyaniceras polae Toumanskaya 1949
†Bamyaniceras simile Haniel 1915
†Bamyaniceras simplex Leonova 1984
†Bamyaniceras spatiosum Leonova 1992
†Bamyaniceras tersum Leonova 1992
†Bamyaniceras yangchangense Zhou 2017
G. †Difuntites Glenister and Furnish 1988
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†Difuntites furnishi Zhou 2017
†Difuntites hidius Ruzhentsev 1976
G. †Propinacoceras Gemmellaro 1887
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†Propinacoceras affine Gemmellaro 1887
†Propinacoceras ajense Maximova 1935
†Propinacoceras aktubense Ruzhentsev 1939
†Propinacoceras asiaticum Toumanskaya 1949
†Propinacoceras beyrichi Gemmellaro 1887
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Invalid names: Propinacoceras americanum Miller and Warren 1933 [synonym]
†Propinacoceras busterense Tumanskaya 1939
†Propinacoceras galilaei Gemmellaro 1887
†Propinacoceras insulcatum Haniel 1915
†Propinacoceras junctum Leonova 1989
†Propinacoceras modestum Leonova 1992
†Propinacoceras sangobense Leonova 1992
†Propinacoceras shuangputangense Liang 1981
†Propinacoceras toumanskayae Leonova 1989
Subfm. †Sicanitinae Noetling 1904
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G. †Parasicanites Leonova 1985
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†Parasicanites apertus Leonova 1992
†Parasicanites belcheri Nassichuk 1970
†Parasicanites meridionalis Leonova 1985
G. †Prosicanites Toumansky 1937
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†Prosicanites edelsteini Toumansky 1937
†Prosicanites laxilectus Leonova 1992
†Prosicanites minutus Leonova 1992
†Prosicanites papuanus Smith 1927
G. †Sicanites Gemmellaro 1887
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†Sicanites bactrianus Leonova 1985
†Sicanites croaticus Vogl 1913
†Sicanites evolutus Leonova 1985
†Sicanites notabilis Ruzhentsev 1940
†Sicanites schopeni Gemmellaro 1887
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Invalid names: Sicanites mojsisovicsi Gemmellaro 1887 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aktubinskia Ruzhencev 1940 [synonym]
G. †Synartinskia Ruzhencev 1937
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†Synartinskia meyaoense Zhou 2017
†Synartinskia orientalis Leonova 1992
†Synartinskia principalis Ruzhentsev 1939
†Synartinskia sakmarae Karpinsky 1874
Subfm. †Uddenitinae Miller and Furnish 1940
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G. †Daixites Ruzhencev 1941
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†Daixites antipovi Ruzhentsev 1950
†Daixites attenuatus Ruzhentsev 1952
†Daixites meglitzkyi Ruzhentsev 1941
G. †Neouddenites Ruzhencev 1961
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†Neouddenites andrianovi Ruzhentsev 1961
†Neouddenites caurus Nassichuk et al. 1965
†Neouddenites echiensis Kutygin 2020
†Neouddenites orientalis Bogoslovskaya 1991
G. †Prouddenites Miller 1930
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†Prouddenites boesei Smith 1929
†Prouddenites evolutus Kutygin 2020
†Prouddenites primus Miller 1930
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Invalid names: Prouddenites grafordensis Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
†Prouddenites terminalis Ruzhentsev 1950
G. †Uddenites Böse 1919
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†Uddenites convexus Ruzhentsev 1949
†Uddenites harlani Plummer and Scott 1937
†Uddenites orenburgensis Ruzhentsev 1949
†Uddenites postsakmarensis Ruzhentsev 1949
†Uddenites sakmarensis Ruzhentsev 1939
†Uddenites serratus Plummer and Scott 1937
†Uddenites tuberculatus Ruzhentsev 1949
Invalid names: Propinacoceratidae Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
Fm. †Pronoritidae Frech 1901
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Subfm. †Neopronoritinae Weyer 1972
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G. †Neopronorites Ruzhencev 1936
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†Neopronorites asianus Leonova 1988
†Neopronorites bakeri Miller and Furnish 1940
†Neopronorites carboniferus Ruzhentsev 1949
†Neopronorites darvasicus Leonova 1988
†Neopronorites leonovae Zhou 2017
†Neopronorites magnus Maximova 1938
†Neopronorites milleri Ruzhentsev 1938
†Neopronorites permicus Tchernow 1907
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Invalid names: Parapronorites biarmicus Shulga-Nesterenko 1916 [synonym], Parapronorites biformis Tchernow 1907 [synonym], Parapronorites multidentatus Schulga-Nesterenko 1916 [synonym], Parapronorites petschoricus Schulga-Nesterenko 1916 [synonym], Parapronorites tenuiserratus Tchernow 1907 [synonym], Parapronorites tridentatus Schulga-Nesterenko 1916 [synonym]
†Neopronorites praepermicus Karpinsky 1874
†Neopronorites prior Ruzhentsev 1949
†Neopronorites rotundus Maximova 1938
†Neopronorites schucherti Ruzhencev 1938
†Neopronorites shinini Ruzhencev 1938
†Neopronorites skvorzovi Tchernow 1907
†Neopronorites tenkensis Kutygin 2015
†Neopronorites tenuis Karpinsky 1889
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Invalid names: Epipronorites magnus Maxomiva 1938 [synonym], Parapronorites mojsisovicsi Karpinsky 1889 [synonym], Parapronorites vetus Gerassimov 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epipronorites Maximova 1938 [synonym]
G. †Parapronorites Gemmellaro 1887
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†Parapronorites konincki Gemmellaro 1887
†Parapronorites latus Karpinsky 1889
†Parapronorites rectus Leonova 1989
†Parapronorites subitus Leonova 1992
†Parapronorites timorensis Haniel 1915
G. †Sakmarites Ruzhencev 1936
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†Sakmarites ajdaralense Ruzhencev 1951
†Sakmarites asaphus Ruzhencev 1938
†Sakmarites hanieli Ruzhencev 1949
†Sakmarites inflatus Ruzhencev 1951
†Sakmarites postcarbonarius Karpinsky 1874
†Sakmarites tardus Borissenkov 2010
†Sakmarites vulgaris Karpinsky 1889
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Invalid names: Parapronorites urmensis Tchernow 1907 [synonym]
Subfm. †Pronoritinae Frech 1901
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G. †Megapronorites Ruzhencev 1949
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†Megapronorites baconi Miller et al. 1952
†Megapronorites itimensis Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
†Megapronorites sakmarensis Ruzhentsev 1949
G. †Metapronorites Librovitch 1938
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†Metapronorites angustus Andrianov 1985
†Metapronorites bifidus Andrianov 1985
†Metapronorites certus Andrianov 1985
†Metapronorites cuneilobatus Ruzhentsev 1949
†Metapronorites ellesmerensis Nassichuk 1975
†Metapronorites polaris Andrianov 1985
†Metapronorites pseudotimorensis Miller 1930
†Metapronorites timorensis Haniel 1915
†Metapronorites vladimiri Andrianov 1985
G. †Pseudopronorites Nassichuk 1975
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†Pseudopronorites arkansiensis Smith 1896
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Invalid names: Pronorites siebenthali Smith 1903 [synonym]
†Pseudopronorites kansasensis Newell 1936
†Pseudopronorites karpinskii Librovitch 1939
†Pseudopronorites llanoensis Plummer and Scott 1937
†Pseudopronorites quinni Gordon 1968
G. †Stenopronorites Schindewolf 1934
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†Stenopronorites ferganensis Rauser-Tschernoussowa 1928
†Stenopronorites occidentalis Kullmann 1962
†Stenopronorites onerosus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
†Stenopronorites peruvianus Thomas 1928
†Stenopronorites sersoni Nassichuk 1975
†Stenopronorites shuichengensis Yin 1935
†Stenopronorites uralensis Karpinsky 1889
Invalid names: Minepronorites Nishida et al. 1998 [synonym], Sinopronorites Ruan 1981 [synonym]
G. †Tridentites Schindewolf 1934
Invalid names: Darvasiceratidae Leonova 1990 [empty], Shikhanitidae Ruzhencev 1951 [empty]
Superfm. †Prolecanitoidea Hyatt 1884
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Fm. †Daraelitidae Tchernow 1907
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G. †Boesites Miller and Furnish 1940
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Subg. †Boesites (Eoboesites) Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
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†Boesites (Eoboesites) asianus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
†Boesites (Eoboesites) scotti Miller and Furnish 1940
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Invalid names: Paraprolecanites sandbergeri Plummer and Scott 1937 [replaced]
†Boesites aktubensis Bogoslovskaya and Popov 1986
†Boesites biconcavus Ehiro and Ozawa 2020
†Boesites eotexanus Wagner-Gentis 1971
†Boesites eurinus Leonova 1992
†Boesites girtyi Plummer and Scott 1937
†Boesites gracilis Nassichuk 1975
†Boesites intercalaris Ruzhentsev 1978
†Boesites kingi Plummer and Scott 1937
†Boesites primoris Ruzhentsev 1950
†Boesites serotinus Ruzhentsev 1951
†Boesites texanus Böse 1919
G. †Daraelites Gemmellaro 1887
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†Daraelites elegans Tchernow 1907
†Daraelites leonardensis Miller and Furnish 1940
†Daraelites meeki Gemmellaro 1887
†Daraelites pamiricus Toumanskaya 1949
†Daraelites submeeki Haniel 1915
†Daraelites vozginensis Leonova 1992
G. †Epicanites Schindewolf 1926
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†Epicanites culmiensis Kobold 1933
†Epicanites discoidalis Kullmann 1963
†Epicanites divergens Kullmann 1963
†Epicanites hamianensis Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
†Epicanites praecursor Fromaget 1931
†Epicanites saharensis Pareyn 1961
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Invalid names: Praedaraelites postculmiensis Kullmann 1962 [synonym]
†Epicanites sandbergeri Schmidt 1925
G. †Praedaraelites Schindewolf 1934
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†Praedaraelites aktubensis Ruzhentsev 1949
†Praedaraelites loeblichi Miller and Furnish 1940
Fm. †Prolecanitidae Hyatt 1884
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G. †Dombarocanites Ruzhencev 1949
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†Dombarocanites catillus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
†Dombarocanites chancharensis Ruzhentsev 1949
†Dombarocanites masoni Gordon, Jr. 1964
†Dombarocanites warreni Sellers and Furnish 1960
G. †Prolecanites Mojsisovics 1882
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†Prolecanites americanus Miller and Garner 1953
†Prolecanites compactus Meek and Worthen 1865
†Prolecanites discoides Foord and Crick 1897
†Prolecanites dollei Librovitch 1960
†Prolecanites gurleyi Smith 1903
†Prolecanites hesteri Moore 1952
†Prolecanites kiaensis Ruzhentsev 1966
†Prolecanites librovitchi Ruzhentsev 1949
†Prolecanites louisianensis Rowley 1895
†Prolecanites maeandricus Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
†Prolecanites mapesi Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
†Prolecanites marshallensis Winchell 1862
†Prolecanites mixolobus Phillips 1836
†Prolecanites mojsisovicsi Miller 1938
†Prolecanites monroensis Worthen 1890
†Prolecanites perfectus Schmidt 1925
†Prolecanites postapplanatus Kullmann 1963
†Prolecanites primitivus Kullmann 1963
†Prolecanites serpentinus Phillips 1836
†Prolecanites stevanovici Korn and Sudar 2016
Invalid names: Rhipaeocanites Ruzhentsev 1949 [synonym]
Subfm. †Prolecanitinae Hyatt 1884
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G. †Becanites Korn 1997
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†Becanites abnobensis Vöhringer 1960
†Becanites africanus Korn et al. 2003
†Becanites inflateralis Korn et al. 2010
G. †Eocanites Librovitch 1957
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†Eocanites dkorni Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
†Eocanites rtbeckeri Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
†Eocanites simplex Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
G. †Metacanites Schindewolf 1922
G. †Michiganites Ruzhencev 1962
Subfm. †Protocanitinae Weyer 1972
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G. †Merocanites Schindewolf 1922
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†Merocanites applanatus Frech 1899
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Invalid names: Merocanites subhenslowi Wagner-Gentis 1964 [synonym], Prolecanites holzapfeli Frech 1902 [synonym]
†Merocanites compressus Sowerby 1813
†Merocanites consequius Korn 2025
†Merocanites djaprakensis Librovitch 1927
†Merocanites drostei Collinson 1955
†Merocanites henslowi Sowerby 1820
†Merocanites houghtoni Winchell 1862
†Merocanites merocanites Ebbighausen et al. 2010
†Merocanites ogivalis Pareyn 1961
†Merocanites planorbis Delepine 1941
†Merocanites quadrilobus Riley 1996
†Merocanites rileyi Work and Nassichuk 2000
†Merocanites similis Crick 1895
†Merocanites subapplanatus Smyth 1951
†Merocanites tenuis Sheng 1984
G. †Protocanites Schmidt 1922
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†Protocanites australis Delépine 1941
†Protocanites hollardi Korn et al. 2002
†Protocanites supradevonicus Schindewolf 1923
Invalid names: Prolecanitina Miller and Furnish 1954 [empty], Sageceratina [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Anisian or 365.20000 to 241.46400 Ma
Collections (733 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Famennian | USA (Missouri) | Prolecanites sp., Protocanites louisianensis (6027) Protocanites louisianensis (6029) | |
| Hastarian | Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | Eocanites nodosus, Eocanites supradevonicus, Eocanites brevis, Eocanites planus, Eocanites tener, Eocanites spiratissimus (38646) | |
| Hastarian | Austria | Eocanites planus, Eocanites spiratissimus (38612) Eocanites spiratissimus (38615 38616) | |
| Hastarian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | Eocanites nuraensis (5821) | |
| Hastarian | Australia (New South Wales) | Protocanites australis, Protocanites lyoni (75621) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Indiana) | Protocanites lyoni (5596) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Kentucky) | Protocanites lyoni (5508) | |
| Kinderhookian | Australia (New South Wales) | Protocanites australis, Protocanites lyoni (75614 75620 75622) | |
| Kinderhookian | USA (Arkansas) | Protocanites lyoni (157674) | |
| Kinderhookian - Ivorian | USA (Idaho) | Protocanites lyoni (6234) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Griesbachian | Oman | Episageceras sp. (214532) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | Indonesia (Timor) | Episageceras sp. (205636 205637) | |
| Dienerian | Russian Federation | Episageceras dalailamae (127715) | |
| Dienerian | Pakistan | Episageceras latidorsatum (215026) | |
| Dienerian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | Episageceras antiquum (48504) | |
| Smithian | Indonesia (Timor) | Episageceras intermedium (205641) | |
| Smithian | Australia (Queensland) | Latisageceras woondumense (44044 116736) | |
| Smithian | Indonesia | Episageceras sp. (204267) | |
| Smithian | China (Gunagxi) | Latisageceras kasliuense (44014) | |
| Anisian | Indonesia | Episageceras sp. (215009) | |