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Protophragmoceras erskinei

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Phragmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Protophragmoceras erskinei was named by Lamont (1978) [= Orthoceras barrandei Salter sensu Blake 1992 pl. 19 f. 4, 4a (but not pl. 18 f. 11)]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Protophragmoceras erskinei Lamont p. 261 figs. pl. 29 f. 3-5
2000Protophragmoceras erskinei Holland p. 184 figs. 1j-k

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyPhragmoceratidaeMiller 1877
genusProtophragmocerasHyatt 1900
specieserskinei

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Protophragmoceras erskinei (159987)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom Protophragmoceras erskinei (79882)