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Prionocyclus pluricostatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionocyclus pluricostatus was named by Kennedy et al. (2001). Its type specimen is USNM 498491, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Prionocyclus pluricostatus Kennedy et al. p. 127 figs. fig. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyCollignoniceratinaeWright and Wright 1951
genusPrionocyclusMeek 1876
speciespluricostatus

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.

Prionocyclus pluricostatus Kennedy et al. 2001
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available