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Prosphingites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prosphingitidae

Taxonomy
Prosphingites was named by Mojsisovics (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Prosphingites czekanowskii.

It was assigned to Arcestidae by Diener (1897); to Owenitidae by Bychkov et al. (1976); to Paranannitidae by Spath (1934), Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prosphingitidae by Tozer (1994), Brayard et al. (2009).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Prosphingites Mojsisovics
1897Prosphingites Diener
1934Prosphingites Spath
1969Prosphingites Kummel
1976Prosphingites Bychkov et al.
1981Prosphingites Tozer p. 90
1994Prosphingites Tozer p. 86
2002Prosphingites Sepkoski
2009Prosphingites Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMegaphyllitoidea(Mojsisovics 1896)
familyProsphingitidaeZacharov 1978
genusProsphingitesMojsisovics 1886

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. †Prosphingites Mojsisovics 1886
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Prosphingites coombsi Kummel 1965
Prosphingites czekanowskii Mojsisovics 1886
Prosphingites nala Diener 1897
Prosphingites tenuis Bychkov et al. 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter128.3

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Spathian or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9India P. nala (210992)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Gunagxi) P. radians (44014) P. sinesis (44009) P. sp. (44013)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. sp. (211987)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Malaysia (Kelantan) P. sp. (44818)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation P. czekanowskii (124541 124542 124543)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Siberia) P. czekanowskii (72353 72363 72364)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7New Zealand (Otago) P. coombsi (213031)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. sp. (211986)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Canada (British Columbia) P. czekanowskii (105315)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation P. czekanowskii (107049 212508) P. sp., P. czekanowskii (123495)