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Prototoceras discoidale

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Prototoceras discoidale was named by Ruzhencev (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Prototoceras discoidale Ruzhencev
2002Prototoceras discoidale Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAraxoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusPrototocerasSpath 1930
speciesdiscoidaleRuzhencev 1963

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.

†Prototoceras discoidale Ruzhencev 1963
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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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Azerbaijan Prototoceras discoidale (110678)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran (Abadeh) Prototoceras discoidale (63894)