Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Megapronorites baconi

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Pronoritidae

Taxonomy
Epicanites baconi was named by Miller et al. (1952).

It was recombined as Pronorites baconi by Gordon (1964); it was recombined as Megapronorites baconi by Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Epicanites baconi Miller et al. p. 160 figs. Pl 26, figs 3,4; text-fig 5
1964Pronorites baconi Gordon p. 286 figs. Pl 23, figs 34-37; text-fig 95
1971Megapronorites baconi Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya p. 141

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyMedlicottioidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyPronoritidaeFrech 1901
subfamilyPronoritinaeFrech 1901
genusMegapronoritesRuzhencev 1949
speciesbaconi(Miller et al. 1952)

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.

Megapronorites baconi Miller et al. 1952
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.50
shell diameter116.0
shell inflation16.20

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pendleian or 330.30000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Arkansas) Pronorites baconi (84400)