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Prosphingitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prosphingitidae

Taxonomy
Prosphingitidae was named by Zacharov (1978).

It was assigned to Megaphyllitaceae by Tozer (1994).

Subtaxa
Prosphingites

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Prosphingitidae Zacharov
1994Prosphingitidae Tozer p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMegaphyllitoidea(Mojsisovics 1896)
familyProsphingitidaeZacharov 1978
familyProsphingitidaeZacharov 1978

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.

Fm. †Prosphingitidae Zacharov 1978
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G. †Prosphingites Mojsisovics 1886
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†Prosphingites coombsi Kummel 1965
†Prosphingites czekanowskii Mojsisovics 1886
†Prosphingites nala Diener 1897
†Prosphingites tenuis Bychkov et al. 1976
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: base of the Induan to the top of the Spathian or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9India Prosphingites nala (210992)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Gunagxi) Prosphingites radians (44014) Prosphingites sinesis (44009) Prosphingites sp. (44013)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Prosphingites sp. (211987)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7New Zealand (Otago) Prosphingites coombsi (213031)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation Prosphingites czekanowskii (124541 124542 124543)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Prosphingites czekanowskii (72353 72363 72364)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Malaysia (Kelantan) Prosphingites sp. (44818)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Canada (British Columbia) Prosphingites czekanowskii (105315)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Prosphingites sp. (211986)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Prosphingites czekanowskii (107049 212508) Prosphingites sp., Prosphingites czekanowskii (123495)