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Proptychitoides arthaberi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Proptychites arthaberi was named by Welter (1922). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nifoekoko, Niki Niki (Block "E" beds), which is in a Spathian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.

It was recombined as Proptychitoides arthaberi by Spath (1934), Kummel (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Proptychites arthaberi Welter
1934Proptychitoides arthaberi Spath
1969Proptychitoides arthaberi Kummel

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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
speciesarthaberi()

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: 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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Indonesia Proptychites arthaberi (214984)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Indonesia (Timor) Proptychites arthaberi (type locality: 111021)