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Prososphinctes claromontanus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes claromontanus was named by Bukowski (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jasna Góra, Czenstochau (Lower Oxfordian), which is in an Oxfordian carbonate limestone in Poland.

It was recombined as Prososphinctes claromontanus by Głowniak (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. hirtzi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Perisphinctes claromontanus Bukowski
2012Prososphinctes claromontanus Głowniak p. 132 figs. 5-8, 10.1, 12-15, 16.1-16.11a-d

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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
genusPrososphinctes
speciesclaromontanus(Bukowski 1887)

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.

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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 Early/Lower Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Prososphinctes claromontanus (142571)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar Prososphinctes claromontanus (98137 234136)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Perisphinctes claromontanus (229599) Prososphinctes claromontanus (229591 229592 229593 229594 229595 229596 229597 229598)