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Progonoceratites atavus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites atavus was named by Philippi (1901). It is not extant. It is the type species of Progonoceratites.

It was recombined as Progonoceratites atavus by Spath (1934).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Ceratites atavus Philippi
1934Progonoceratites atavus Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyCeratitinaeMojsisovics 1879
genusProgonoceratitesSchrammen 1928
speciesatavus(Philippi 1901)

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.

†Progonoceratites atavus Philippi 1901
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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: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Niedersachsen) Progonoceratites atavus (215586)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany Paraceratites atavus (46361) Progonoceratites atavus (215587 215588)