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Protogrammoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy

Protogrammoceras was named by Spath (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-l J Toar-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hildoceratinae by Arkell (1952); to Harpoceratinae by Howarth (1955), Thomson and Smith (1992), Smith and Tipper (1996), Géczy and Meister (1998), Sepkoski (2002) and Hillebrandt (2006); and to Protogrammoceratinae by Howarth (2013).

Species

Fuciniceras (Paltarpites) aequiondulatum, P. (Argutarpites) meneghinii (syn. Harpoceras denseornatum), P. (Fieldingiceras) (syn. Fieldingia), P. (Matteiceras), P. (Paltarpites) gabillyi, P. (Paltarpites) madagascariense, P. (Paltarpites) paltum, P. (Protogrammoceras), P. bassanii (syn. Bassaniceras infidum), P. ionicus, P. normanianum, P. pseudodilectum, P. serotinum, P. sublaeve, P. thevenini

Species lacking formal opinion data

P. bonarellii, P. compressum, P. costicillatum, P. exigum, P. falcicostatum, P. nipponicum, P. normannianum, P. pristinum, P. tipperi, P. tipperi, P. varicostatum, P. veliferum

Synonyms

Paltarpites was named by Buckman (1922).

It was reranked as Protogrammoceras (Paltarpites) by Bécaud (2006) and Bécaud (2008); it was reranked as Fuciniceras (Paltarpites) by Meister et al. (2011); it was synonymized subjectively with Protogrammoceras by Howarth (2013).

It was assigned to Harpoceratinae by Frebold (1970); to Protogrammoceras by Bécaud (2006) and Bécaud (2008); and to Fuciniceras by Meister et al. (2011).
Argutarpites was named by Buckman (1923).

It was reranked as Protogrammoceras (Argutarpites) by Hillebrandt (2006); it was synonymized subjectively with Protogrammoceras by Howarth (2013).

It was assigned to Protogrammoceras by Hillebrandt (2006).
Wrightia was named by Gemmellaro (1886).

It was replaced with Protogrammoceras by Howarth (2013).
Bassaniceras was named by Fucini (1929).

It was synonymized objectively with Protogrammoceras by Howarth (1955) and Howarth (2013).
Eoprotogrammoceras was named by Cantaluppi (1970).

It was synonymized subjectively with Protogrammoceras by Howarth (2013).
Neoprotogrammoceras was named by Cantaluppi (1970).

It was synonymized subjectively with Protogrammoceras by Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1886	Wrightia Gemmellaro
1913	Protogrammoceras Spath
1922	Paltarpites Buckman
1923	Argutarpites Buckman
1929	Bassaniceras Fucini
1952	Protogrammoceras Arkell p. 264
1955	Protogrammoceras Howarth
1970	Eoprotogrammoceras Cantaluppi
1970	Neoprotogrammoceras Cantaluppi
1970	Paltarpites Frebold
1992	Protogrammoceras Thomson and Smith p. 40
1996	Protogrammoceras Smith and Tipper p. 63
1998	Protogrammoceras Géczy and Meister
2002	Protogrammoceras Sepkoski p. 63
2006	Protogrammoceras (Paltarpites) Bécaud p. 44
2006	Protogrammoceras Hillebrandt p. 229
2006	Protogrammoceras (Argutarpites) Hillebrandt p. 230
2008	Protogrammoceras (Paltarpites) Bécaud p. 4
2011	Fuciniceras (Paltarpites) Meister et al. p. 117.e43
2013	Protogrammoceras Howarth p. 68

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Hildoceratoidea	(Hyatt 1867)
family	Hildoceratidae	Hyatt 1867
subfamily	Protogrammoceratinae	Mattei 1974
genus	Protogrammoceras	Spath 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.

G. †Protogrammoceras Spath 1913

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Subg. †Protogrammoceras (Fieldingiceras) Wiedenmayer 1980

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†Fieldingiceras pseudofieldingii Fucini 1904

†Protogrammoceras (Fieldingiceras) fieldingii Reynes 1868

Invalid names: Ammonites affricense Reynes 1868 [synonym], Grammoceras penenudum Monestier 1934 [synonym], Grammoceras subnaxense Monestier 1934 [synonym]

Invalid names: Fieldingia Cantaluppi 1970 [replaced]

Subg. †Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) Wiedenmayer 1980

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†Fuciniceras (Matteiceras) geometricum Phillips 1829

Invalid names: Protogrammoceras monestieri Fischer 1975 [synonym]

†Fuciniceras (Matteiceras) nitescens Young and Bird 1828

†Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) diornatum Dommergues et al. 1985

†Protogrammoceras (Matteiceras) isselioides Dommergues et al. 1985

Subg. †Protogrammoceras (Protogrammoceras) Spath 1913

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†Protogrammoceras (Protogrammoceras) depressum Quenstedt 1883

†Protogrammoceras (Protogrammoceras) kurrianum Oppel 1862

Invalid names: Argutarpites argutus Buckman 1923 [synonym]

†Protogrammoceras (Protogrammoceras) occidentale Dommergues 1982

†Protogrammoceras (Protogrammoceras) skidegatense Smith and Tipper 1996

†Protogrammoceras (Protogrammoceras) turgidulum Fucini 1904

†Protogrammoceras bassanii Fucini 1900

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Invalid names: Bassaniceras infidum Fucini 1929 [synonym]

†Protogrammoceras ionicus Dommergues et al. 2000

†Protogrammoceras normanianum d'Orbigny 1844

†Protogrammoceras pseudodilectum Dommergues et al. 1985

†Protogrammoceras serotinum Bettoni 1900

†Protogrammoceras sublaeve Monestier 1934

†Protogrammoceras thevenini Collignon 1958

Invalid names: Argutarpites Buckman 1923 [synonym], Bassaniceras Fucini 1929 [objective synonym], Eoprotogrammoceras Cantaluppi 1970 [synonym], Neoprotogrammoceras Cantaluppi 1970 [synonym], Paltarpites Buckman 1922 [synonym], Wrightia Gemmellaro 1886 [replaced]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available