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Meitianoceras sphaelobatum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae

Taxonomy
Meitianoceras sphaelobatum was named by Yang and Yang (1992). Its type specimen is Geol Brigade NE Hubei Province 87001 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sijiawan, Wangren, Bed 7, Daye County, which is in a Changhsingian offshore shale/lime mudstone in the Dalong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Meitianoceras sphaelobatum Yang and Yang p. 598 figs. Pl 1, fig 14; pl 2, figs 1,13; text-fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyParaceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusMeitianoceras
speciessphaelobatum

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.

†Meitianoceras sphaelobatum Yang and Yang 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter618.613.436.917.28.85

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) Meitianoceras sphaelobatum (type locality: 95721)