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Prionocycloceras multicostatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Prionocycloceras multicostatum was named by Collignon (1965) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Coniacian.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. gaudryi, P. guayabanum, P. lenti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Prionocycloceras multicostatum Collignon p. 45 figs. pl. 433, fig. 1794, 1795
1990Prionocycloceras multicostatum Zaborski p. 576
2001Prionocycloceras multicostatum Gebhardt p. 208

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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
genusPrionocyclocerasSpath 1926
speciesmulticostatumCollignon 1965

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.

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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Coniacian or 93.90000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Nigeria Prionocycloceras multicostatum (69423)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Nigeria Prionocycloceras multicostatum (89503)