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Protactinoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Protactinoceratida - Protactinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Protactinoceratidae was named by Chen et al. (1979).

It was assigned to Protactinocerida by Crick (1981).

Entered
by J. Marcot on 2022-06-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Protactinoceratidae Chen and et al
1981Protactinoceratidae Crick p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassPlectronoceratia(Wade 1988)
orderProtactinoceratida(Chen and Qi 1979)
familyProtactinoceratidaeChen et al. 1979
familyProtactinoceratidaeChen et al. 1979

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.

Fm. †Protactinoceratidae Chen 1979
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G. †Sinoeremoceras Kobayashi 1933
G. †Wanwanoceras Kobayashi 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:37
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:32:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Cressagian or 486.40000 to 481.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cressagian486.4 - 481.1South Korea (Hwanghae-namdo) Wanwanoceras peculiare (39398)