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Prionoceras frechi

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Taxonomy
Postprolobites frechi was named by Wedekind (1913).

It was recombined as Prionoceras frechi by Korn (1999), Zong et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Postprolobites frechi Wedekind
1999Prionoceras frechi Korn figs. Pl 2, fig 7
2015Prionoceras frechi Zong et al. p. 189 figs. 21l,m, 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyPrionoceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusPrionoceras
speciesfrechi(Wedekind 1913)

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.

Prionoceras frechi Wedekind 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Middle Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 368.50000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Sauerland) Prionoceras frechi (235206)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan (Chelyabinsk) Prionoceras frechi (172159)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco Prionoceras frechi (135655 170802)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan Prionoceras frechi (172164)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2China (Xinjiang) Prionoceras frechi (172219)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Morocco Prionoceras frechi (135652)