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Protacanthoceras hosei

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Protacanthoceras hosei was named by Cobban (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 388170 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Protacanthoceras hosei Cobban p. 18 figs. Plate 9, figures 1-47; text figures 12, 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusProtacanthocerasSpath 1923
specieshosei

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.

Protacanthoceras hosei Cobban 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Wyoming) Protacanthoceras hosei (231777) Protacanthoceras sheridanense (231776)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (South Dakota) Protacanthoceras hosei (232640)