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Guangxiceltites admirabilis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenoceltitidae

Taxonomy
Guangxiceltites admirabilis was named by Brayard and Bucher (2008). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 25861 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waili cave section Jin61, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in the Luolou Formation of China. It is the type species of Guangxiceltites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Guangxiceltites admirabilis Brayard and Bucher p. 24 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenoceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusGuangxiceltites
speciesadmirabilis

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.

Guangxiceltites admirabilis Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height67.926.009.008.001.22
shell diameter617.711.025.019.05.28
shell inflation66.755.0010.07.002.12

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Guangxiceltites admirabilis (type locality: 97174 97176)