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Proptychites pagei

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Proptychites pagei was named by Ware et al. (2011). Its type specimen is USNM 542464 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Candelaria SU1321, which is in a Dienerian offshore shale in the Candelaria Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Proptychites pagei Ware et al. fig. 18
2017Proptychites pagi Zhang et al. p. 661 fig. 5D
2018Proptychites pagei Ware and Bucher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusProptychites
speciespagei

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.

Proptychites pagei Ware et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan (Punjab) Proptychites pagei (217487)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Xizang) Proptychites pagi (189591)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Nevada) Proptychites pagei (type locality: 106529)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India (Himachal Pradesh) Proptychites pagei (217598)