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Prolobitidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prolobitidae

Taxonomy
Prolobitidae was named by Wedekind (1913).

It was assigned to Prolobitaceae by Arkell et al. (1957); and to Dimerocerataceae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Prolobitidae Wedekind
1957Prolobitidae Arkell et al. p. 32
2006Prolobitidae Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyDimeroceratoideaHyatt 1884
familyProlobitidaeWedekind 1913
familyProlobitidaeWedekind 1913

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. †Prolobitidae Wedekind 1913
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G. †Afrolobites Becker and Bockwinkel 2002
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Afrolobites mrakibensis Becker and Bockwinkel 2002
Subfm. †Prolobitinae Wedekind 1913
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G. †Aurilobites Korn 2002
G. †Prolobites Karpinsky 1885
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Prolobites aktubensis Bogoslovsky 1969
Prolobites auriformis Bogoslovsky 1969
Prolobites delphinus Sandberger and Sandberger 1856
Prolobites ellipticus Wedekind 1908
Prolobites fabaeformis Bogoslovsky 1969
Prolobites inops Korn 2002
Prolobites nanus Perna 1914
G. †Renites Bogoslovsky 1969
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Renites kiensis Bogoslovsky 1969
Renites striatus Bogoslovsky 1969
Subfm. †Raymondoceratinae Miller and Furnish 1957
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G. †Melonites Bogoslovsky 1971
G. †Raymondiceras Schindewolf 1934
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Raymondiceras inceptum Petersen 1975
Raymondiceras simplex Raymond 1909
G. †Roinghites Korn 2002
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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Kazakhstan Prolobites delphinus, Prolobites ellipticus (172154) Prolobites nanus (172155)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Raymondiceras inceptum (39070 39114)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Montana) Raymondiceras simplex (7239 7300 8605)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan Prolobites delphinus, Prolobites aktubensis, Prolobites auriformis, Prolobites ellipticus (172163) Prolobites fabaeformis (172162) Raymondiceras aktubense, Prolobites delphinus, Prolobites auriformis, Prolobites ellipticus, Renites striatus (172156) Renites striatus (172161 172164)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan (Chelyabinsk) Prolobites delphinus, Prolobites nanus, Prolobites aktubensis, Prolobites auriformis, Prolobites ellipticus, Renites striatus (172159)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2USA (Montana) Raymondiceras simplex (6975 6977 64137 64138 189673 189674 189675)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco Afrolobites mrakibensis (171673)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Chelyabinsk) Prolobites delphinus, Prolobites ellipticus (172158) Prolobites delphinus, Prolobites nanus (172157)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Prolobites sp. (135750)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Kazakhstan Renites kiensis (172165)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Australia (Western Australia) Raymondiceras inceptum (39071)