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Protrachyceras hispanicum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Trachyceras hispanicum was named by von Mojsisovics (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mora d'Ebre, which is in a Longobardian marine marl in Spain.

It was recombined as Protrachyceras hispanicum by Parnes et al. (1985), Parnes (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Trachyceras hispanicum von Mojsisovics
1882Trachyceras hispanicum von Mojsisovics
1985Protrachyceras hispanicum Parnes et al.
1986Protrachyceras hispanicum Parnes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyProtrachyceratinaeTozer 1971
genusProtrachycerasMojsisovics 1893
specieshispanicum(von Mojsisovics 1881)

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.

Protrachyceras hispanicum von Mojsisovics 1881
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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: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain (Tarragona) Protrachyceras hispanicum (109710) Trachyceras hispanicum (type locality: 212314)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Israel (Negev) Protrachyceras hispanicum (214654)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain Protrachyceras hispanicum (211529 211530 211531 211532 211533)