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Protocanites australis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4947108https://www.gbif.org/species/4947108
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)110194https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=110194
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prolecanitidae : Protocanites : Protocanites australis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Prolecanitida : Prolecanitidae : Protocanites : Protocanites australis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyProlecanitoidea
familyProlecanitidaeKorn et al. 2003
subfamilyProtocanitinaeWeyer 1972
genusProtocanitesSchmidt 1922
speciesProtocanites australisDelépine 1941
Generic NameProtocanites
Scientific NameProtocanites australis Delépine, 1941
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Protocanites australisspeciesbelongs to Protocanitesstated with evidenceDelépine, 1941
Protocanites australisspeciesbelongs to Protocanitesstated without evidenceCampbell and Engel, 1963
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ammonoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)K. S. W. Campbell and B. A. Engel. 1963. The faunas of the Tournaisian Tulcumba Sandstone and its members in the Werrie and Belvue synclines, New South Wales. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 10(1):55-122

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1941Protocanites australis Delépine p. 389 figs. pl. 5 f. 5-6
1963Protocanites australis Campbell and Engel pp. 82-83 figs. pl. 5 f. 13-17; txt. f. 6-7

References

Campbell K. S. W., Engel B. A. (1963) The faunas of the Tournaisian Tulcumba Sandstone and its members in the Werrie and Belvue synclines, New South Wales, Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 10 1, 55-122
K. S. W. Campbell, B. A. Engel (1963) The faunas of the Tournaisian Tulcumba Sandstone and its members in the Werrie and Belvue synclines, New South Wales: Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 1: 55--122 - via Catalogue of Life
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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