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Proptychites rosenkrantzi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Proptychites rosenkrantzi was named by Spath (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Proptychites rosenkrantzi Spath p. 40 figs. Pl 7, figs 1,2
1935Proptychites rosenkrantzi Spath p. 59 figs. Pl 15, fig 8; pl 16, figs 2-7; pl 17, figs 4,5; pl 18, fig 7; pl 19, figs 4,5

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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
speciesrosenkrantziSpath 1930

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter1040.915.9135.042.040.0

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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Proptychites rosenkrantzi (118501 118516 118522 118526 118566 118571 118592 118629 118648 118678 118684 118700 118718 118724)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Greenland Proptychites rosenkrantzi (48117 48120)