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Progoniatites paenacutus

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Goniatitidae

Taxonomy
Progoniatites paenacutus was named by Korn et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type locality is S Oued Temertasset, MOU-D2, which is in a Tournaisian marine claystone/limestone in the Argiles de Teguentour Formation of Algeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Progoniatites paenacutus Korn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
familyGoniatitidaeHaan 1825
subfamilyProgoniatitinae
genusProgoniatites
speciespaenacutus

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.

Progoniatites paenacutus Korn et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height38.597.609.608.701.00
shell diameter316.413.618.517.62.61
shell inflation31.561.101.901.800.436

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: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Algeria Progoniatites paenacutus (135398 135403 135407 type locality: 135408 135435 135436 135437 135479)