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Proptychites magnumbilicatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Proptychites magnumbilicatus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chitta-Wan near Ghari, upper Ceratite Marls, Salt Range, which is in a Dienerian carbonate marl in the Ceratite Marls Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Proptychites magnumbilicatus Waagen p. 173 figs. Pl 19, fig 1
1934Proptychites magnumbilicatus Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusProptychites
speciesmagnumbilicatus

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 height164.0
shell diameter1145.0
shell inflation143.0

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: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan Proptychites magnumbilicatus (type locality: 143818)