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Sichuanoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Taxonomy
Sichuanoceratidae was named by Zhuravleva (1978). It is not extant. Its type is Sichuanoceras.

It was assigned to Pseudorthocerataceae by Chen et al. (1981); and to Orthocerida by Kröger (2008).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Sichuanoceratidae Zhuravleva
1981Sichuanoceratidae Chen et al. p. 59
2008Sichuanoceratidae Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySichuanoceratidaeZhuravleva 1978
familySichuanoceratidaeZhuravleva 1978

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.

Fm. †Sichuanoceratidae Zhuravleva 1978
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G. †Neosichuanoceras Chen et al. 1981
G. †Sichuanoceras Chang 1962
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Sichuanoceras zizense Kröger 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Lochkovian or 438.60000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China Neosichuanoceras sp., Sichuanoceras sp. (228659)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) Neosichuanoceras sp., Sichuanoceras sp. (23254 27908) Sichuanoceras sp. (23253)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Shaanxi) Sichuanoceras sp. (23250 23251)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6China (Guizhou) Sichuanoceras wudangensis (27786)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6China (Guizhou) Sichuanoceras sp. (27792)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Jiangsu) Sichuanoceras sp. (27751)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0China Sichuanoceras sp. (228660)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Yunnan) Sichuanoceras sp. (27771)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco Sichuanoceras zizense (91483)