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Ptychosphaera amplifalcata

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Ptychosphaera amplifalcata was named by Wang (1980) [Wang in Wang & Xi 1980]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhongying Section Bed 25 (QZ-7), Qinglong County, which is in a Changhsingian coastal limestone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Ptychosphaera amplifalcata Wang p. 205 figs. Pl 3, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyCymbulariinae
genusPtychosphaera
speciesamplifalcata

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Diagnosis
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