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Glyptophiceras himalayanum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenoceltitidae

Taxonomy
Ophiceras himalayanum was named by Griesbach (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shalshal Cliff, Bed 2, Rimkin Paiar, which is in a Griesbachian offshore limestone in India.

It was recombined as Danubites himalayanus by Diener (1897); it was recombined as Glyptophiceras himalayanum by Spath (1934).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. gracile, G. himalayanus, G. lissarenum, G. nielseni, G. subextremum, G. ussuriense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Ophiceras himalayanum Griesbach p. 111 figs. Pl 3, fig 8
1895Ophiceras himalayanum Waagen p. 111 figs. Pl 3, fig 8
1897Danubites himalayanus Diener
1934Glyptophiceras himalayanum Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenoceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusGlyptophicerasSpath 1930
specieshimalayanum()

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.

†Glyptophiceras himalayanum Griesbach 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available