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Proscincetes

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Proscincetes was named by Gistel (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 452,863].

It was assigned to Pycnodontes by Nursall (1996); to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pycnodontidae by Forey et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Proscincetes Gistel p. 143
1996Proscincetes Nursall p. 139
2002Proscincetes Sepkoski
2003Proscincetes Forey et al. p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
familyPycnodontidae()
genusProscincetesGistel 1848

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. †Proscincetes Gistel 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 113.00000 to 112.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03USA (Texas) P. texanus (14408)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) P. texanus (14390)