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Penglaites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Penglaites was named by Yang (1987). Its type is Penglaites laibinensis.

It was assigned to Xenodiscidae by Leonova (2002), Korn (2006) and Korn and Hairapetian (2021).

Species
P. ellipticus, P. laibinensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Penglaites Yang
2002Penglaites Leonova
2006Penglaites Korn
2021Penglaites Korn and Hairapetian p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusPenglaitesYang 1987

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. †Penglaites Yang 1987
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Penglaites ellipticus Yang 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) P. costatus, P. sp., P. laibinensis (210118) P. laibinensis (210117) P. sp., P. laibinensis (210116)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) P. sp. (121416)