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Prodactylioceras italicum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy
Coeloceras italicum was named by Fucini (1900).

It was recombined as Reynesoceras italicum by Smith and Tipper (1996); it was recombined as Prodactylioceras italicum by Géczy and Meister (1998), Geczy and Meister (2007) and Meister et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. westgatenses

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Coeloceras italicum Fucini
1905Coeloceras italicum Fucini
1996Reynesoceras italicum Smith and Tipper p. 47
1998Prodactylioceras italicum Géczy and Meister p. 104 figs. Pl 6, figs 9,12
2007Prodactylioceras italicum Geczy and Meister
2011Prodactylioceras italicum Meister et al. p. 117.e30 fig. 17.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyDactylioceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyReynesocoeloceratinaeDommergues 1986
genusProdactyliocerasSpath 1923
speciesitalicum(Fucini 1900)

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter443.319.0110.043.540.8

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Freboldi to the top of the Kunae or 186.70000 to 184.10000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras italicum (199638 199655 199657 199692)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras italicum (198499)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Morocco Prodactylioceras italicum (238697)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Morocco Prodactylioceras italicum (148897)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Hungary Prodactylioceras italicum (78842 78843 78849 109153 109518 109530)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Italy Prodactylioceras italicum (196640)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras italicum (198445 198462 198464)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0USA (Nevada) Reynesoceras italicum (207939 207940 207945 207963 208006 208007 208008 208009)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Hungary Prodactylioceras italicum (109100 109146 109152 109498 109500)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras italicum (33162)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Morocco Prodactylioceras italicum (148904)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Italy Prodactylioceras italicum (196632 196638)
Freboldi186.7 - 185.7Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras italicum (32796)
Kunae185.7 - 184.1Canada (Yukon) Reynesoceras italicum (114780)
Kunae185.7 - 184.1Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras italicum (33163 200150)