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Probillingsites welleri

Cephalopoda - Ascocerida - Probillingsitidae

Taxonomy
Probillingsites welleri was named by Foerste (1928). It is the type species of Probillingsites.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. belli, P. harkeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Probillingsites welleri Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderAscoceridaKuhn 1949
familyProbillingsitidae
genusProbillingsitesFoerste 1928
specieswelleriFoerste 1928

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.

†Probillingsites welleri Foerste 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:40
Modified: 2007-09-04 10:10:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Probillingsites welleri (23768 23769 23770 23771 23773 23775 23776 23777)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Probillingsites welleri (23711 23717)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Probillingsites welleri (23724 23738)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Probillingsites welleri (23778 23779 23780)