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Eoprotrachyceras subasperum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Trachyceras subasperum was named by Meek (1877) [Trachyceras judicarium var. subasperum]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cottonwood Canon, West Humboldt Range, which is in an Illyrian/Fassanian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) subasperum by Smith (1914); it was recombined as Eoprotrachyceras subasperum by Tozer (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Trachyceras subasperum Meek p. 118 figs. Pl 11, figs 2,2a,2b
1914Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) subasperum Smith p. 137 figs. Pl 15, fig 2; pl 84, figs 17-19
1980Eoprotrachyceras subasperum Tozer p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyProtrachyceratinaeTozer 1971
genusEoprotrachyceras
speciessubasperum()

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
partNmean
shell height132.0
shell diameter170.0
shell inflation112.5

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: Fassanian or 241.46400 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48USA (Nevada) Trachyceras subasperum (142621)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48USA (Nevada) Protrachyceras subasperum (143279) Trachyceras subasperum (142672)