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Protohoplites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hoplitidae

Taxonomy
Protohoplites was named by Spath (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-l K Albi-m]. Its type is Ammonites archiacianus.

It was assigned to Hoplitidae by Kennedy et al. (1980); to Hoplitinae by Kennedy et al. (1981); to Sonneratiinae by Wright et al. (1996); and to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Protohoplites Spath
1980Protohoplites Kennedy et al. p. 229
1981Protohoplites Kennedy et al. p. 229
1996Protohoplites Wright et al. p. 116
2002Protohoplites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
familyHoplitidaeDouvillé 1890
subfamilySonneratiinaeDestombes 1973
genusProtohoplitesSpath 1923

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. †Protohoplites Spath 1923
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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 Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Albian or 112.03000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (1771)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) P. latisulcatus, P. michelinianus (77949) P. latisulcatus, P. michelinianus, P. gallicus, P. sp., P. puzosianus (1818) P. latisulcatus, P. sp. (1783) P. michelinianus, P. latisulcatus, P. puzosianum, P. gallicus, P. archiacianus (1834) P. michelinianus, P. sp. (1785) P. puzosianus (1848) P. sp. (1812 1863)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France P. sp. (56526)