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Proteoceras
Taxonomy
Proteoceras was named by Flower (1955).
It was assigned to Stereoplasmoceratidae by Flower (1955); to Proteoceratidae by Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Frey (1995); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Stereoplasmoceratidae by Flower (1955); to Proteoceratidae by Flower (1962), Teichert et al. (1964), Crick (1981) and Frey (1995); and to Orthocerida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
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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.
G. †Proteoceras Flower 1955
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†Proteoceras moniliforme Hall 1847
†Proteoceras perkinsi Ruedemann 1906
†Proteoceras pulchrum Flower 1955
†Proteoceras tyronensis Foerste 1912
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Invalid names: Sactoceras josephianum Foerste 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Rocklandian or 470.00000 to 449.60000 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chazyan | USA (New York) | Loxoceras moniliforme (42810 171707 171798) P. moniliforme (171820 171923) P. perkinsi (171811 171817 171818 171819) | |
| Chazyan | USA (Vermont) | P. perkinsi (171816) P. pulchrum (171814) | |
| Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician | USA (Alaska) | P. obliquum, P. tubulara (100870) | |
| Blackriveran | Canada (Ontario) | Sactoceras josephianum (87997) | |
| Rocklandian | USA (Kentucky) | Orthoceras tyronensis (87739) P. tyronensis (87737) | |
| Rocklandian | USA (Tennessee) | Orthoceras tyronensis (5346) |