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Prionocycloceras crenulatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Mortoniceras crenulatum was named by Anderson (1902). Its type specimen is CAS 61857.01, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Prionocycloceras crenulatum by Anderson (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Mortoniceras crenulatum Anderson p. 125 figs. Pl 1, figs 17,18
1958Prionocycloceras crenulatum Anderson p. 263 figs. Pl 34, figs 4,4a,5,5a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyCollignoniceratinaeWright and Wright 1951
genusPrionocyclocerasSpath 1926
speciescrenulatum()

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.

Prionocycloceras crenulatum Anderson 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height138.0
shell diameter1110.0
shell inflation141.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Prionocycloceras crenulatum (44271 224989)