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Prosphingites coombsi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prosphingitidae

Taxonomy
Prosphingites coombsi was named by Kummel (1965). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Between Kaka Point and Nugget Point, which is in an Olenekian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Prosphingites coombsi Kummel
1969Prosphingites coombsi Kummel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMegaphyllitoidea(Mojsisovics 1896)
familyProsphingitidaeZacharov 1978
genusProsphingitesMojsisovics 1886
speciescoombsiKummel 1965

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.

†Prosphingites coombsi Kummel 1965
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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: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2New Zealand (Otago) Prosphingites coombsi (type locality: 213031)