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Changhsingoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae

Taxonomy
Changhsingoceras was named by Zhao and Liang (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: P Dora]. It is not extant. Its type is Changhsingoceras meishanense.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Cyclolobinae by Zhao (1980), Furnish et al. (2009); and to Cyclolobidae by Bogoslovskaya (1990), Leonova (2002), Korn (2006), Leonova (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Changhsingoceras Zhao and Liang
1980Changhsingoceras Zhao p. 81
1990Changhsingoceras Bogoslovskaya p. 74
2002Changhsingoceras Leonova
2002Changhsingoceras Sepkoski
2006Changhsingoceras Korn
2009Changhsingoceras Furnish et al. p. 153
2010Changhsingoceras Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCycloloboidea(Zittel 1895)
familyCyclolobidaeZittel 1895
genusChanghsingocerasZhao and Liang 1965

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. †Changhsingoceras Zhao and Liang 1965
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Changhsingoceras meishanense Chao and Liang 1965
Changhsingoceras sichuanense Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height413.29.4018.513.96.43
shell diameter429.922.036.931.46.18
shell inflation44.403.805.104.450.919

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Anhui) C. sp., C. tenuicostatum, C. sichuanense (109619)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation (South Primorye) Changhsingoceras indet. (52818) C. sp. (52814)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) C. sichuanense (73823 121681 122172 148463 149086) C. sp. (149080)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Greenland C. sp. (112727)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Shaanxi) C. sp. (121410 149074)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) C. meishanense (121649)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) C. sichuanense (95479 95480)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) C. sp. (210118)