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Xiaoqiaoceras involutus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Xiaoqiaoceras involutus was named by Brayard and Bucher (2008). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 25948 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jinya Section Jin4, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Xiaoqiaoceras involutus Brayard and Bucher p. 36 figs. Pl 12, figs 12-16
2012Xiaoqiaoceras involutus Brühwiler et al. p. 137 figs. 14S-AA

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
genusXiaoqiaoceras
speciesinvolutus

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.

Xiaoqiaoceras involutus Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height612.79.4017.013.03.31
shell diameter620.315.728.020.55.19
shell inflation60.0010.0010.0010.001-

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 (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Xiaoqiaoceras involutus (139682)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Xiaoqiaoceras involutus (97142 97145 97149 type locality: 97153)