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Qianjiangoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Qianjiangoceras was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type is Qianjiangoceras costatum.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapashanites by Leonova (2002).

It was assigned to Pleuronodoceratidae by Korn (2006).

Species
Q. anhuiense, Q. costatum (type species), Q. multiseptatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Qianjiangoceras Zhao et al. p. 151
2006Qianjiangoceras Korn

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

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. †Qianjiangoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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†Qianjiangoceras costatum Zhao et al. 1978
†Qianjiangoceras multiseptatum Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter434.228.045.533.18.13

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangdong) Q. multiseptatum (121655)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) Q. sp. (95481 95487)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Q. costatum (121633) Q. costatum, Q. multiseptatum (121629) Q. sp. (95341 149215 149216 210124 210125)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Anhui) Q. anhuiense (109619)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Q. sp. (111614 148463 148464 148467)