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Protocanitinae

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae

Taxonomy
Protocanitinae was named by Weyer (1972). Its type is Protocanites.

It was assigned to Prolecanitidae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009) and Ebbighausen et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Cantabricanites, Merocanites, Protocanites (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Protocanitinae Weyer
2006Protocanitinae Korn
2009Protocanitinae Furnish et al. p. 188
2010Protocanitinae Ebbighausen et al. p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyProlecanitoidea()
familyProlecanitidaeHyatt 1884
subfamilyProtocanitinaeWeyer 1972
subfamilyProtocanitinaeWeyer 1972

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. †Protocanitinae Weyer 1972
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G. †Cantabricanites Weyer 1965
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†Cantabricanites greenei Miller 1892
G. †Merocanites Schindewolf 1922
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†Merocanites applanatus Frech 1899
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Invalid names: Merocanites subhenslowi Wagner-Gentis 1964 [synonym], Prolecanites holzapfeli Frech 1902 [synonym]
†Merocanites compressus Sowerby 1813
†Merocanites djaprakensis Librovitch 1927
†Merocanites drostei Collinson 1955
†Merocanites henslowi Sowerby 1820
†Merocanites houghtoni Winchell 1862
†Merocanites merocanites Ebbighausen et al. 2010
†Merocanites ogivalis Pareyn 1961
†Merocanites planorbis Delepine 1941
†Merocanites rileyi Work and Nassichuk 2000
†Merocanites similis Crick 1895
†Merocanites tenuis Sheng 1984
G. †Protocanites Schmidt 1922
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†Protocanites australis Delépine 1941
†Protocanites hollardi Korn et al. 2002
†Protocanites supradevonicus Schindewolf 1923
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 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Osagean or 364.70000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Protocanites louisianensis (6027 6029)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Australia (New South Wales) Protocanites australis (75621)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Australia (New South Wales) Protocanites australis (75614 75620 75622)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Morocco Protocanites hollardi (66202 66203)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Uzbekistan Merocanites djaprakensis (172405 172417) Merocanites sp. (172419)
Hastarian - Chadian358.9 - 340.0Australia (New South Wales) Merocanites houghtoni (119337)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9Uzbekistan Merocanites djaprakensis (172410)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Indiana) Protocanites sp. (224231)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Indiana) Merocanites sp., Protocanites sp. (551)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (California) Protocanitinae indet. (225977)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Kentucky) Merocanites sp. (59889 59891)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0Algeria Merocanites merocanites (224275)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Missouri) Merocanites drostei (160516)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) Cantabricanites greenei (54182)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) Merocanites applanatus (5961) Merocanites quadrilobus (233514)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) Merocanites sp. (562)
Holkerian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (England) Merocanites applanatus (233464)