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Paranorites xiaohensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Taxonomy
Paranorites xiaohensis was named by Xu (1988). Its type specimen is Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50604 and is a cast. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-1, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Paranorites xiaohensis Xu p. 450 figs. Pl 3, fig 9; text-fig 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNoritoidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyParanoritidaeSpath 1930
genusParanorites
speciesxiaohensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height127.4
shell diameter176.9
shell inflation123.4

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: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Hubei) Paranorites xiaohensis (type locality: 95717)