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Protoaulacoceras longirostris

Cephalopoda - Aulacocerida - Protoaulacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Protoaulacoceras longirostris was named by Bandel et al. (1983). Its type specimen is BSSPHGM 6016, a shell, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Protoaulacoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Protoaulacoceras longirostris Bandel et al. p. 399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAulacocerida(Stolley 1919)
familyProtoaulacoceratidae
genusProtoaulacoceras
specieslongirostris

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.

Protoaulacoceras longirostris Bandel et al. 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:03:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:03:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
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