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Protogrammoceras (Paltarpites) madagascariense

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy
Harpoceras (Grammoceras) madagascariense was named by Thevenin (1908).

It was recombined as Protogrammoceras madagascariense by Arkell (1952); it was recombined as Protogrammoceras (Paltarpites) madagascariense by Bécaud (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Harpoceras (Grammoceras) madagascariense Thevenin
1952Protogrammoceras madagascariense Arkell p. 264 figs. Pl 16, figs 4-8; pl 17, figs 3,4
2006Protogrammoceras (Paltarpites) madagascariense Bécaud p. 46 figs. Pl 3, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyHildoceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyProtogrammoceratinaeMattei 1974
genusProtogrammocerasSpath 1913
subgenusPaltarpites
speciesmadagascariense(Thevenin 1908)

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 height154.4
shell diameter1150.0
shell inflation155.3

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: Early/Lower Toarcian or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Protogrammoceras madagascariense (169650)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Spain (Cantabria) Protogrammoceras madagascariense (222254 222259)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Saudi Arabia Protogrammoceras madagascariense (141470 184560 184571)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9France (Vendée) Protogrammoceras madagascariense (147211 147212)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Spain Protogrammoceras madagascariense (114363 119574 119577 146885 169646)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Spain (Aragon) Protogrammoceras madagascariense (146789 146790)