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Prionocyclus wyomingensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Ammonites serratocarinatus Meek
1872Ammonites serratocarinatus Meek
1876Prionocyclus wyomingensis Meek p. 452
2001Prionocyclus wyomingensis Kennedy et al. p. 109
2011Prionocyclus wyomingensis Sealey and Lucas p. 376 fig. 4I
2019Prionocyclus wyomingensis Sealey and Lucas p. 176 figs. 65, 67E

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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
specieswyomingensisMeek 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.

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Invalid names: Ammonites serratocarinatus Meek 1870 [replaced]
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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Prionocyclus wyomingensis (77804 171846 178828)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Prionocyclus wyomingensis (88540)