Prolecanitidae
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Cephalopoda |
| Order | Prolecanitida |
| Family | Prolecanitidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 54 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 87 |
| GBIF key | 4625255 |
Genera in Prolecanitidae
- Prolecanites — 24 species: Prolecanites americanus, Prolecanites applanatus, Prolecanites compactus, Prolecanites discoides, Prolecanites dollei, Prolecanites gurleyi, Prolecanites hesteri, Prolecanites houghtoni
- Eocanites — 11 species: Eocanites brevis, Eocanites delicatus, Eocanites dkorni, Eocanites nodosus, Eocanites planus, Eocanites rtbeckeri, Eocanites ruani, Eocanites simplex
- Merocanites — 9 species: Merocanites djaprakensis, Merocanites drostei, Merocanites merocanites, Merocanites ogivalis, Merocanites planorbis, Merocanites quadrilobus, Merocanites rileyi, Merocanites subapplanatus
- Dombarocanites — 4 species: Dombarocanites catillus, Dombarocanites chancharensis, Dombarocanites masoni, Dombarocanites warreni
- Becanites — 2 species: Becanites africanus, Becanites inflateralis
- Protocanites — 2 species: Protocanites australis, Protocanites hollardi
- Cantabricanites — 1 species: Cantabricanites greenei
- Nomismocanites — 1 species: Nomismocanites raritas
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.