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Prolecanites lyoni
Taxonomy
Goniatites lyoni was named by Meek and Worthen (1860). It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Protocanites lyoni by Campbell and Engel (1963) and Gordon (1964); it was recombined as Prolecanites lyoni by Smith (1903) and Gordon (1986).
It was recombined as Protocanites lyoni by Campbell and Engel (1963) and Gordon (1964); it was recombined as Prolecanites lyoni by Smith (1903) and Gordon (1986).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1860 | Goniatites hyas Hall p. 102 fig. 17,18 |
| 1860 | Goniatites lyoni Meek and Worthen pp. 471-472 |
| 1866 | Goniatites lyoni Meek and Worthen pp. 165-166 figs. pl. 14 f. 11a-c |
| 1903 | Prolecanites lyoni Smith p. 54 figs. Pl 16, fig 18; pl 19, figs 9-11 |
| 1963 | Protocanites lyoni Campbell and Engel pp. 79-81 figs. pl. 5 f. 10-12; txt. f. 5 |
| 1964 | Protocanites lyoni Gordon p. 283 figs. Pl 23, fig 21; text-figs 94A,B |
| 1986 | Prolecanites lyoni Gordon p. 12 figs. 4.1-4.3, 4.5-4.17, 5.1-5.5 |
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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.
†Prolecanites lyoni Meek and Worthen 1860
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Invalid names: Goniatites hyas Hall 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available