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Proavites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Proavites was named by Arthaber (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Proavites hueffeli.

It was assigned to Meekoceratidae by Spath (1934); to Meekoceratinae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002) and Monnet et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Proavites Arthaber p. 104
1934Proavites Spath
1981Proavites Tozer p. 89
2002Proavites Sepkoski
2008Proavites Monnet et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
genusProavites

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. †Proavites Arthaber 1896
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Proavites benigari Kraus 1916
Proavites hueffeli Arthaber 1896
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Invalid names: Proavites avitus Arthaber 1896 [synonym], Proavites marginatus Arthaber 1896 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height717.816.120.017.51.98
shell diameter733.024.458.630.211.7
shell inflation75.494.906.904.901.15

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) P. hueffeli (150445)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy P. hueffeli (49713 141773 141806 141813 141814 141816)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Serbia and Montenegro P. hueffeli (215192)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary P. hueffeli (40622 40649 91920 91935 91984 91986 91994 91997 91999) P. sp. (40619 40620 40621 40623 40639 40640 91925 91998 92000 92006 92007 92011 92020) P. sp., P. hueffeli (92008)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Italy P. hueffeli (56865)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Austria P. sp. (216623 216624)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria P. hueffeli, P. marginatus, P. avitus (186975)