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Proteroctopus
Taxonomy
Proteroctopus was named by Fischer and Riou (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call Sepkoski's reference number: 307,1066]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Octopida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Octopida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Proteroctopus Fischer and Riou |
| 2002 | Proteroctopus Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Proteroctopus Fischer and Riou 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Callovian | France | P. ribeti (58221) |