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Proavites hueffeli

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Proavites hueffeli was named by Arthaber (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiefengraben (Arthaber section), which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Gutenstein Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Proavites.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Proavites hueffeli Arthaber p. 104 figs. Pl 10, figs 2a-d
1896Proavites avitus Arthaber p. 105 figs. Pl 10, figs 3a-c
1896Proavites marginatus Arthaber p. 105 figs. Pl 10, figs 4a-c
1896Proavites avitus Arthaber p. 239 figs. Pl 26, fig 12
1934Proavites avitus Spath
1934Proavites hueffeli Spath
1934Proavites marginatus Spath
1980Proavites hueffeli Gu et al. p. 346 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5; text-fig 3
2008Proavites hueffeli Monnet et al. p. 72 figs. 14-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
genusProavites
specieshueffeli

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.

†Proavites hueffeli Arthaber 1896
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Invalid names: Proavites avitus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Proavites marginatus Arthaber 1896 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height717.816.120.017.51.98
shell diameter733.024.458.630.211.7
shell inflation75.494.906.904.901.15

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 244.24000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy Proavites hueffeli (56865)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Proavites hueffeli (40622 40649 91920 91935 91984 91986 91994 91997 91999 92008)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Austria Proavites hueffeli, Proavites marginatus, Proavites avitus (type locality: 186975)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464China (Xizang) Proavites hueffeli (150445)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Montenegro Proavites hueffeli (215192)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy Proavites hueffeli (49713 141773 141806 141813 141814 141816)