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Proarcestidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proarcestidae

Taxonomy
Proarcestidae was named by Wiedmann (1973).

It was assigned to Arcestaceae by Arkadiev et al. (1993).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Proarcestidae Wiedmann
1993Proarcestidae Arkadiev et al. p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyArcestoidea(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyProarcestidaeWiedmann 1973
familyProarcestidaeWiedmann 1973

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.

Fm. †Proarcestidae Wiedmann 1973
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G. †Nevadisculites Bucher 1988
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Nevadisculites depressus Bucher 1992
Nevadisculites minutus Bucher 1992
Nevadisculites smithi Bucher 1988
Nevadisculites taylori Bucher 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Bithynian to the top of the Pelsonian or 244.99000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Nevadisculites taylori (107738 107739 107740)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24USA (Nevada) Nevadisculites minutus (109762 109763 109764 111227 112711 112713 112735 112736 112776 112782 112798 112799)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33USA (Nevada) Nevadisculites depressus (113671 113674) Nevadisculites smithi (105183 113704) Nevadisculites taylori (105072 105075 105079 105180 105182 106207 106210 106320 106323 107492 107497 107498 107732 107733 107734 107741 107742) Nevadisculites taylori, Nevadisculites smithi (105073 106197 106212 107491)