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Eoprotrachyceras americanum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Trachyceras americanum was named by Mojsisovics (1882).

It was recombined as Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) americanum by Smith (1914); it was recombined as Eoprotrachyceras americanum by Tozer (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Trachyceras americanum Mojsisovics
1914Trachyceras (Protrachyceras) americanum Smith p. 133 figs. Pl 15, fig 3; pl 48, figs 6,7; pl 82, figs 10-13
1980Eoprotrachyceras americanum Tozer p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyProtrachyceratinaeTozer 1971
genusEoprotrachyceras
speciesamericanum(Mojsisovics 1882)

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.

Eoprotrachyceras americanum Mojsisovics 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Fassanian or 241.46400 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48USA (Nevada) Trachyceras whitneyi (142621)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48USA (Nevada) Protrachyceras americanum (143042) Trachyceras americanum (142672)