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Prionocyclites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionocyclites was named by Kennedy (1988). Its type is Prionocyclites mite.

It was assigned to Collignoniceratinae by Kennedy et al. (2001).

Species
P. mite (type species)
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2009-04-09; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Prionocyclites Kennedy p. 89
2001Prionocyclites Kennedy et al. p. 129

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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
genusPrionocyclitesKennedy 1988

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. †Prionocyclites Kennedy 1988
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†Prionocyclites mite Kennedy 1988
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

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) P. mite (88430)