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Prionocyclus albinus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites albinus was named by Fritsch (1872). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Prionocyclus albinus by Kennedy et al. (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cobbani, P. percarinatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Ammonites albinus Fritsch p. 28 figs. pl. 6, fig. 4
2001Prionocyclus albinus Kennedy et al. p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyCollignoniceratinaeWright and Wright 1951
genusPrionocyclusMeek 1876
speciesalbinus(Fritsch 1872)

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.

†Prionocyclus albinus Fritsch 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Prionocyclus albinus (88430)