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Prionodoceras serratum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites serratus was named by Sowerby (1813). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH C.3305.

It was recombined as Prionodoceras serratum by Buckman (1920).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Amoeboceras truculentum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1813Ammonites serratus Sowerby p. 65 figs. Tab XXIV
1920Prionodoceras serratum Buckman p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyCardioceratidaeSiemiradzki 1891
subfamilyCardioceratinaeSiemiradzki 1891
genusPrionodocerasBuckman 1920
speciesserratum()

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.

†Prionodoceras serratum Sowerby 1813
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available