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Prosphingites czekanowskii

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prosphingitidae

Taxonomy
Prosphingites czekanowskii was named by Mojsisovics (1886). It is the type species of Prosphingites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Prosphingites czekanowskii Mojsisovics
1934Prosphingites czekanowskii Spath
1969Prosphingites czekanowskii Kummel
1978Prosphingites czekanowskii Zakharov figs. Pl 6, figs 1-6
1994Prosphingites czekanowskii Tozer p. 86 figs. Pl 37, figs 6a,b
1996Prosphingites czekanowskii Dagis et al. p. 103 figs. Pl 53, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMegaphyllitoidea(Mojsisovics 1896)
familyProsphingitidaeZacharov 1978
genusProsphingitesMojsisovics 1886
speciesczekanowskiiMojsisovics 1886

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.

Prosphingites czekanowskii Mojsisovics 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter128.3

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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation Prosphingites czekanowskii (124541 124542 124543)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Prosphingites czekanowskii (72353 72363 72364)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Canada (British Columbia) Prosphingites czekanowskii (105315)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Prosphingites czekanowskii (107049 123495 212508)