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Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) springeri

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) springeri was named by Smith (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Either Cottonwood or Buena Vista Canyon, which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Protrachyceras douvillei, T. acutecostatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) springeri Smith p. 136 figs. Pl 85, figs 6-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyProtrachyceratinaeTozer 1971
genusTrachycerasMojsisovics 1893
subgenusProtrachyceras
speciesspringeri

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Trachyceras springeri (type locality: 33203)