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Prothalassoceras kingorum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Thalassoceratidae

Taxonomy
Prothalassoceras kingorum was named by Miller (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Prothalassoceras kingorum Miller p. 407 figs. Pl 39, figs 10-13
1937Prothalassoceras kingorum Plummer and Scott p. 353 figs. Pl 36, figs 7-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyThalassoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyThalassoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusProthalassoceras
specieskingorumMiller 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 height24.503.555.704.621.52
shell diameter27.485.6010.07.803.11
shell inflation20.4470.2001.000.6000.566

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Prothalassoceras kingorum (43455 128582 128583)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Prothalassoceras kingorum (217067)