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Praedalmasiceras progenitor

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Taxonomy

Ammonites progenitor was named by Oppel (1868).

It was recombined as Praedalmasiceras progenitor by Frau et al. (2016).

Synonyms

Dalmasiceras toucasi was named by Mazenot (1939).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praedalmasiceras progenitor by Frau et al. (2016).
Dalmasiceras djanelidzei was named by Mazenot (1939).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praedalmasiceras progenitor by Frau et al. (2016).
Dalmasiceras sublaevis was named by Mazenot (1939).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praedalmasiceras progenitor by Frau et al. (2016).
Dalmasiceras (Dalmasiceras) pseudoprogenitor was named by Nikolov (1982).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praedalmasiceras progenitor by Frau et al. (2016).
Dalmasiceras biplanum was named by Mazenot (1939).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praedalmasiceras progenitor by Frau et al. (2016).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1868	Ammonites progenitor Oppel p. 99 figs. Pl 18, figs 3a-d
1939	Dalmasiceras toucasi Mazenot p. 152 figs. Pl 24, figs 9a,b, 10a,b, 11a,b, 12a,b
1939	Dalmasiceras djanelidzei Mazenot p. 161 figs. Pl 25, figs 1a-d, 2a,b, 3a-c, 4
1939	Dalmasiceras sublaevis Mazenot p. 169 figs. Pl 26, figs 5a,b, 7a-c; pl 27, figs 2a,b, 3a,b
1939	Dalmasiceras biplanum Mazenot p. 170 figs. Pl 26, figs 8a,b
1982	Dalmasiceras (Dalmasiceras) pseudoprogenitor Nikolov p. 99 figs. Pl 24, figs 9,10
2016	Praedalmasiceras progenitor Frau et al. p. 184 figs. 2T-AA

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Perisphinctoidea	(Steinman 1890)
family	Himalayitidae	Spath 1925
subfamily	Dalmasiceratinae
genus	Praedalmasiceras
species	progenitor	(Oppel 1868)

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.

†Praedalmasiceras progenitor Oppel 1868

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Invalid names: Dalmasiceras (Dalmasiceras) pseudoprogenitor Nikolov 1982 [synonym], Dalmasiceras biplanum Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Dalmasiceras djanelidzei Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Dalmasiceras sublaevis Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Dalmasiceras toucasi Mazenot 1939 [synonym]

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Berriasian or 145.00000 to 140.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Berriasian	163.5 - 139.8	Spain	Dalmasiceras sublaevis (73297)
Early/Lower Berriasian	145.0 - 140.2	France	Dalmasiceras biplanum (174792) Dalmasiceras crassicostatum (174788) Dalmasiceras djanelidzei (174794) Dalmasiceras sp. (174789 174791) Dalmasiceras sublaevis (174790 174793) Praedalmasiceras progenitor (180140 180141 180142)
Berriasian	145.0 - 139.8	Poland	Dalmasiceras djanelidzei (65218)