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Prodactylioceras colubriforme

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy
Coeloceras colubriforme was named by Bettoni (1900).

It was recombined as Reynesoceras colubriforme by Smith and Tipper (1996); it was recombined as Prodactylioceras colubriforme by Meister et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. westgatenses

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Coeloceras colubriforme Bettoni
1996Reynesoceras colubriforme Smith and Tipper p. 46 figs. Pl 17, Figs 4, 5; Txt-fig 35b
2011Prodactylioceras colubriforme Meister et al. p. 117.e30 figs. 15.6, 15.9, 15.10, 17.1

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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
speciescolubriforme(Bettoni 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 diameter451.233.570.055.518.0

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 (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras colubriforme (199653 199655 199656 199657 199658 199675)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras colubriforme (33272)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Morocco Prodactylioceras colubriforme (148939)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Mexico (Sonora) Prodactylioceras colubriforme (208282)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras colubriforme (198460 198462 198463 198464 198465 198482)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0USA (Nevada) Reynesoceras colubriforme (208005)
Freboldi186.7 - 185.7Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras colubriforme (33160)
Kunae185.7 - 184.1Canada (British Columbia) Reynesoceras colubriforme (32862 33165)