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Proterovaginoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Proterovaginoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Proterovaginoceratidae Evans and King

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderBisonocerida
familyProterovaginoceratidae
familyProterovaginoceratidae

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.

Fm. †Proterovaginoceratidae Evans and King 2012
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G. †Chazyoceras Flower 1958
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†Chazyoceras valcourense Flower 1958
G. †Perkinsoceras Flower 1976
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†Perkinsoceras foerstei Flower 1976
†Perkinsoceras inflatum Flower 1976
G. †Proterovaginoceras Ruedemann 1905
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†Proterovaginoceras incognitum Schröder 1882
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Invalid names: Dideroceras amplum Balashov 1968 [synonym], Dideroceras brevispiculum Balashov 1968 [synonym], Dideroceras longispicum Balashov 1968 [synonym], Dideroceras pribalticum Balashov 1968 [synonym], Orthoceras duplex Wahlenberg 1821 [synonym], Schmidtoceras estonicum Balashov 1968 [synonym], Schmidtoceras kundense Balashov 1968 [synonym], Vaginoceras endoseptum Chang 1957 [synonym]
Invalid names: Schmidtoceras Balashov 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. H. Evans and A. H. King 2012Large (up to 1 m or longer), gradually expanding orthoconic longicones, with slight to distinct depressed section and straight, transverse sutures. Siphuncle ventral and wide, representing 30% to 50% of the diameter of the conch. Siphuncle wall holochoanitic or macrochoanitic. Apical end of endosiphuncle swollen, endosiphocone crescentic in section. One ventral crest present, with corresponding infula, typically widely arched.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kunda or 469.20000 to 464.30000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hunderum - Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden (Kalmar) Proterovaginoceras incognitum (89246)
Langevoja - Hunderum471.8 - 466.0Sweden Proterovaginoceras incognitum (163127) Proterovaginoceras sp. (163126)
Dapingian - Darriwilian470.0 - 458.4Iran Proterovaginoceras incognitum (157543)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Perkinsoceras foerstei (42814) Perkinsoceras inflatum (233259)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Chazyoceras valcourense (42809)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Norway Proterovaginoceras incognitum (163121 163125)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Lithuania Dideroceras incognitum (195461) Endoceras duplex (195460)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden Proterovaginoceras incognitum (163122)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia Proterovaginoceras incognitum (163120)
Kunda - Aseri469.2 - 460.9Norway Proterovaginoceras incognitum (163128)
Aluoja466.0 - 458.0Estonia (Harju) Proterovaginoceras incognitum (87640)