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Proptychitoides decipiens

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Proptychitoides decipiens was named by Spath (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kcira, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Han-Bulog Formation of Albania. It is the type species of Proptychitoides.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Meekoceras hakki Arthaber
1911Proptychites kraffti Arthaber
1930Proptychitoides decipiens Spath
1934Proptychitoides decipiens Spath
1934Proptychitoides hakki Spath
1934Proptychitoides kraffti Spath
1948Proptychites balcanicus Renz and Renz p. 66 figs. Pl 5, fig 9
1948Proptychites postindica Renz and Renz p. 67 figs. Pl 5, fig 8
1969Proptychitoides decipiens Kummel p. 385 figs. Pl 18, figs 1-4; pl 12, fig 3; text-fig 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusProptychitoidesSpath 1930
speciesdecipiensSpath 1930

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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Invalid names: Proptychites balcanicus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Proptychites postindica Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Proptychitoides hakki Arthaber 1911 [synonym], Proptychitoides kraffti Arthaber 1911 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter135.8

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 Spathian to the top of the Bithynian or 248.10000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Iran (Isfahan) Proptychitoides decipiens (211340)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Albania Proptychitoides decipiens, Proptychitoides kraffti, Proptychitoides hakki (type locality: 97000)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Greece Proptychites balcanicus (112607 112608)
Aegean - Bithynian246.7 - 244.24Iran (Isfahan) Proptychitoides decipiens (211341)