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Prolecanites β
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prolecanitidae : Prolecanites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Prolecanitida : Prolecanitidae : Prolecanites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Prolecanites Mojsisovics, 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Abh. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien, 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Prolecanites americanus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites compactus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites discoides β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
Prolecanites dollei β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites gurleyi β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites hesteri β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites houghtoni β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites kiaensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites librovitchi β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Prolecanites louisianensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites lyoni β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Prolecanites maeandricus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
Prolecanites mapesi β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
Prolecanites marshallensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites mixolobus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites mojsisovicsi β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites monroensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites perfectus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites postapplanatus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites primitivus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolecanites serpentinus β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
Prolecanites stevanovici β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1882 | Prolecanites Mojsisovics |
1894 | Goniatites (Prolecanites) Etheridge Jr. p. 36 |
1949 | Rhipaeocanites Ruzhentsev |
1964 | Prolecanites (Rhipaeocanites) Gordon, Jr p. A22 |
2002 | Prolecanites Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Prolecanites Korn |
2009 | Prolecanites Furnish et al. p. 186 |
2016 | Prolecanites Korn and Sudar p. 216 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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