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Prolecanitinae

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Prolecanitinae Hyatt
2006Prolecanitinae Korn
2009Prolecanitinae Furnish et al. p. 186

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyProlecanitoidea()
familyProlecanitidaeHyatt 1884
subfamilyProlecanitinae
subfamilyProlecanitinae

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. †Prolecanitinae Hyatt 1884
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G. †Becanites Korn 1997
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Becanites abnobensis Vöhringer 1960
Becanites africanus Korn et al. 2003
Becanites inflateralis Korn et al. 2010
G. †Eocanites Librovitch 1957
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Eocanites dkorni Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
Eocanites rtbeckeri Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
Eocanites simplex Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
G. †Katacanites Kullmann 1963
G. †Metacanites Schindewolf 1922
G. †Michiganites Ruzhencev 1962
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: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Hastarian or 358.90000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Austria Eocanites planus, Eocanites spiratissimus (38612) Eocanites spiratissimus (38615 38616)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Russian Federation (Orenburg) Eocanites nuraensis (5821)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Eocanites nodosus, Eocanites supradevonicus, Eocanites brevis, Eocanites planus, Eocanites tener, Eocanites spiratissimus (38646)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Germany (Thuringen) Eocanites sp. (38662)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Xinjiang) Becanites sp. (172429)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Morocco Becanites africanus (66200 66201) Eocanites dkorni (66285) Eocanites rtbeckeri, Eocanites dkorni (66287) Eocanites simplex (66270) Eocanites sp. (66203 66204)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Chile Eocanites sp. (34753)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Algeria Becanites inflateralis (135397 135398 135407 135433 135436 135448 135478)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Germany Becanites abnobensis (232823) Eocanites nodosus (64681)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Uzbekistan Becanites sp. (172401)