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Sanyangites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Sanyangites was named by Zhao et al. (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

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

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Konglingitinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Sanyangites Zhao et al. p. 104
2002Sanyangites Sepkoski
2006Sanyangites Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyKonglingitinae
genusSanyangites

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. †Sanyangites Zhao et al. 1978
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Sanyangites circellus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites inflatus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites latumbilicatus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites lenticularis Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites liratus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites lucunensis Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites multilobatus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites obesus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites rotulus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites serratus Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites simplex Zheng and Ma 1982
Sanyangites tricarinatus Zhao et al. 1978
Sanyangites umbilicatus Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height3118.014.721.318.22.39
shell diameter3142.128.062.941.28.57
shell inflation318.486.8010.18.501.25

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) S. sp. (101954)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Zhejiang) S. tricarinatus (121663)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) S. inflatus, S. liratus, S. obesus, S. rotulus (101627) S. sp. (101626 101629 101630 101631) S. spp., S. inflatus, S. serratus, S. lucunensis, S. simplex, S. multilobatus, S. latumbilicatus, S. circellus, S. lenticularis (101628) S. tricarinatus, S. umbilicatus (121637) S. umbilicatus (121667)