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Prionotropis hiltensis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionotropis hiltensis was named by Anderson (1958). Its type specimen is CAS 33707.01, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 3 miles north of Henley, which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Prionotropis hiltensis Anderson p. 262 figs. Pl 63, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyCollignoniceratinaeWright and Wright 1951
genusPrionotropisBreistroffer 1947
specieshiltensis

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.

Prionotropis hiltensis Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height128.0
shell diameter181.0
shell inflation130.0

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: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Prionotropis hiltensis (type locality: 158125)