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Hunanoceras
Taxonomy
Hunanoceras was named by Zhao (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Hunanoceras globosum.
It was assigned to Gzheloceratidae by Xu (1977); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tainoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Korn (2025).
It was assigned to Gzheloceratidae by Xu (1977); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tainoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Korn (2025).
Species
H. globosum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Hunanoceras Zhao p. 9 |
| 1964 | Hunanoceras Teichert et al. p. 414 |
| 1977 | Hunanoceras Xu p. 547 |
| 2002 | Hunanoceras Sepkoski |
| 2025 | Hunanoceras Korn p. 60 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell diameter | 3 | 25.2 | 21.5 | 33.0 | 22.5 | 6.37 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||