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Suborder:
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Prolecanitina 
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Superfamily:
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Prolecanitoidea 
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Family:
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Prolecanitidae 
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Subfamily:
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Prolecanitinae 
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Genus:
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Prolecanites 
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Species:
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hesteri | 
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Qualifier:
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ss | 
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Author:
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	Moore 1952,p.72	 
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Lower Boundary:
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Up.Visean  Goniatites BZ base [up.VIS], 333.5 million years
 
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Upper Boundary:
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DER Go alpha 1--Go alpha 2 [11.00], 333 million years
 
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