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Jinyaceras bellum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Melagathiceratidae

Taxonomy
Jinyaceras bellum was named by Brayard and Bucher (2008). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 25894 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jinya Section Jin28, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Jinyaceras bellum Brayard and Bucher p. 31 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-19
2012Jinyaceras bellum Brühwiler and Bucher p. 38 figs. Pl 2, figs 8-10
2014Jinyaceras bellum Shigeta and Nguyen p. 116 figs. 83.1-83.15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMelagathiceratidaeTozer 1971
genusJinyaceras
speciesbellum

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.

Jinyaceras bellum Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height256.204.0011.05.851.97
shell diameter2515.89.0028.015.04.17
shell inflation254.763.408.004.651.40

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 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Jinyaceras bellum (97135 97136 97141 97143 97145 97149 97151 97152 97153 type locality: 97154 97155 97183 97184 97194)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Oman Jinyaceras bellum (127432)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Vietnam Jinyaceras bellum (155480 155485 155492 155543)