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Proarcestes
Taxonomy
Proarcestes was named by Mojsisovic (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-m Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Arcestes bramantei.
It was reranked as Arcestes (Proarcestes) by Hyatt and Smith (1905).
It was assigned to Arcestes by Hyatt and Smith (1905); to Arcestidae by Tozer (1981); to Proarcestidae by Arkadiev et al. (1993); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Arcestes (Proarcestes) by Hyatt and Smith (1905).
It was assigned to Arcestes by Hyatt and Smith (1905); to Arcestidae by Tozer (1981); to Proarcestidae by Arkadiev et al. (1993); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Arcestes (Proarcestes) carpenteri, Arcestes (Proarcestes) pacificus, Arcestes (Proarcestes) shastensis, Arcestes (Proarcestes) traski, Arcestes (Proarcestes) whitneyi, Arcestes (Proarcestes) winnemae, P. balfouri (syn. Arcestes (Proarcestes) hartzelli), P. bramantei, P. escheri, P. gabbi, P. nevadanus, P. planus, P. wittenburgi
Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1893 | Proarcestes Mojsisovic |
| 1905 | Arcestes (Proarcestes) Hyatt and Smith p. 74 |
| 1981 | Proarcestes Tozer p. 95 |
| 1993 | Proarcestes Arkadiev et al. p. 39 |
| 2002 | Proarcestes Sepkoski, Jr. |
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