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Prionocyclus macombi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionocyclus macombi was named by Meek (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Prionocyclus macombi Meek p. 132 figs. pl. 2, fig. 3a-d
2001Prionocyclus macombi Kennedy et al. p. 95
2011Prionocyclus macombi Sealey and Lucas p. 374 figs. 4A-D
2019Prionocyclus macombi Sealey and Lucas p. 174 figs. 62, 63, 64A,B

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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
speciesmacombiMeek 1876

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 macombi Meek 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height415.47.6729.815.89.31
shell diameter436.820.672.835.522.9
shell inflation411.65.9624.912.18.87

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Prionocyclus macombi (229812)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Prionocyclus macombi (88540)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Prionocyclus macombi (88381)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Prionocyclus macombi (88793 88794 171843 171844 171845 178800)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (British Columbia) Prionocyclus macombi (73479)