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Protrachyceras steinmanni

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Trachyceras steinmanni was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Val del Monte, Esino, Perledo, which is in a Ladinian carbonate limestone in the Esino Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) steinmanni by Arthaber (1915); it was recombined as Protrachyceras steinmanni by Brack and Rieber (1993), Fantini Sestini (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. douvillei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Trachyceras steinmanni von Mojsisovics
1915Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) steinmanni Arthaber
1993Protrachyceras steinmanni Brack and Rieber p. 484 figs. Pl 13, figs 1,4,5; text-fig 17g
1994Protrachyceras steinmanni Fantini Sestini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyProtrachyceratinaeTozer 1971
genusProtrachycerasMojsisovics 1893
speciessteinmanni()

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.

†Protrachyceras steinmanni von Mojsisovics 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Fassanian to the top of the Longobardian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) Protrachyceras steinmanni (204518 204521)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Italy (Lombardy) Protrachyceras steinmanni (44573 44665)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Italy (Trentino) Protrachyceras steinmanni (44647)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (Lecco) Trachyceras steinmanni (211844)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Bergamo) Protrachyceras steinmanni (33391 211549)