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Prototoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Prototoceras was named by Spath (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 1066 Sepkoski's age data: P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was assigned to Otoceratidae by Spath (1934); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002) and Sepkoski (2002); to Araxoceratidae by Leonova (2002); and to Araxoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Prototoceras Spath
1934Prototoceras Spath
2002Prototoceras Leonova
2002Protoceras Sepkoski
2002Prototoceras Sepkoski
2006Prototoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAraxoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusPrototocerasSpath 1930

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. †Prototoceras Spath 1930
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Prototoceras anfuense Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras complanatum Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras discoidale Ruzhencev 1963
Prototoceras fedoroffi Arthaber 1900
Prototoceras fengchengense Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras inflatum Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras longilobatum Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras multidenticulatum Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras pachygyrum Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras parallelum Ruzhentsev 1959
Prototoceras pessoides Abich 1878
Prototoceras plicatum Chao and Liang 1965
Prototoceras raddei Arthaber 1900
Prototoceras tropitum Abich 1878
Prototoceras venustum Zhao et al. 1978
Prototoceras xiangulingense Chao and Liang 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available