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Prososphinctes consociatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Taxonomy
Perisphinctes consociatus 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 Alligaticeras consociatum by Schlegelmilch (1994); it was recombined as Prososphinctes consociatus by Głowniak (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. hirtzi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Perisphinctes consociatus Bukowski
1887Perisphinctes mazuricus Bukowski
1981Prososphinctes hughesi Brochwicz-Lewinski
1981Prososphinctes sequeirosi Brochwicz-Lewinski
1994Alligaticeras consociatum Schlegelmilch p. 57 figs. Pl 16, fig 23
2006Perisphinctes (Prososphinctes) mazuricus Parent p. 38 figs. 37D-G
2012Prososphinctes consociatus Głowniak p. 139 figs. 6, 7, 9, 10.2, 12, 17.1-17.3, 18.2-18.8, 19.1-19.6a,b, 20.1-20.7, 21.1-21.9

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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
speciesconsociatus(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.

†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]
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 164.70000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Argentina (Neuquen) Perisphinctes mazuricus (136305)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Madagascar Prososphinctes mazuricus (98137 234136)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Argentina (Mendoza) Perisphinctes mazuricus (136699)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Perisphinctes mazuricus, Perisphinctes consociatus (229599) Prososphinctes consociatus (229593 229595 229600 229601 229602 229603 229604 229605 229606 229607)