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Protactinoceratida

Cephalopoda - Protactinoceratida

Taxonomy
Protactinocerida was named by Chen and Qi (1979). It is not extant.

It was corrected as Protactinoceratida by King and Evans (2019).

It was assigned to Actinoceridea by Crick (1981); to Plectronoceratoidea by Wade (1988); to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plectronoceratia by King and Evans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Protactinocerida Chen and Qi
1981Protactinocerida Crick p. 226
1988Protactinocerida Wade
2002Protactinocerida Sepkoski
2019Protactinoceratida King and Evans p. 76

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

Or. †Protactinoceratida Chen and Qi 1979
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 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)