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Proptychites wargalensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Proptychites wargalensis was named by Ware and Bucher (2018). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PIMUZ30438. Its type locality is Wargal, LMH-1, which is in a Dienerian carbonate limestone in the Lower Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. rosenkrantzei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Proptychites wargalensis Ware and Bucher

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

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.

†Proptychites wargalensis Ware and Bucher 2018
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan (Punjab) Proptychites wargalensis (type locality: 217508)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India (Himachal Pradesh) Proptychites wargalensis (217563 217573 217582)