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Prososphinctinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Prososphinctinae was named by Głowniak (2012). Its type is Prososphinctes.

It was assigned to Perisphinctidae by Głowniak (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Prososphinctinae Głowniak p. 131

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyPrososphinctinae
subfamilyPrososphinctinae

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.

Subfm. †Prososphinctinae Głowniak 2012
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G. †Larcheria Tinant 1961
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†Larcheria dorni Tinant 1961
†Larcheria gredingensis Wegele 1929
†Larcheria schilli Oppel 1863
G. †Platysphinctes Tinant 1961
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†Prososphinctes bourseaui Melendez 1989
†Prososphinctes consociatus Bukowski 1887
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Invalid names: Perisphinctes mazuricus Bukowski 1887 [synonym], Prososphinctes hughesi Brochwicz-Lewinski 1981 [synonym], Prososphinctes sequeirosi Brochwicz-Lewinski 1981 [synonym]
†Prososphinctes michalskii Bukowski 1887
†Prososphinctes polelum Głowniak 2012
G. †Tenuisphinctes Gygi 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 163.50000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Argentina (Neuquen) Perisphinctes mazuricus (136305)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Prososphinctes mairei, Prososphinctes claromontanus (142571)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Iran Larcheria sp. (68074)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar Prososphinctes hirtzi (98190) Prososphinctes hirtzi, Prososphinctes sagitta (98191) Prososphinctes sagitta (98213)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Argentina (Mendoza) Perisphinctes mazuricus (136699)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Perisphinctes mazuricus, Perisphinctes consociatus, Perisphinctes claromontanus, Perisphinctes michalskii (229599) Prososphinctes claromontanus (229591 229592 229594 229597 229598) Prososphinctes claromontanus, Prososphinctes consociatus (229593 229595) Prososphinctes claromontanus, Prososphinctes polelum (229596) Prososphinctes consociatus (229600 229601 229602 229603 229604 229605 229606) Prososphinctes consociatus, Prososphinctes polelum (229607) Prososphinctes polelum (229609 229610) Prososphinctes sp. B (229612) Prososphinctes sp. B, Prososphinctes polelum (229608) Prososphinctes sp. C (229613) Prososphinctes sp. nov. A (229611)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar Prososphinctes mazuricus, Prososphinctes claromontanus (98137) Prososphinctes mazuricus, Prososphinctes claromontanus, Prososphinctes trapezoidalis (234136)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Prososphinctes hirtzi (234262) Prososphinctes sagitta (234238)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Lithacoceras schilli (12291 12292)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain Larcheria iberica (142578 142579 142582)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7India (Gujarat) Larcheria sp. (46551)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Prososphinctes bourseaui (229590)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian157.3 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Larcheria gredingensis (2575 2585)