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Nanningites tientungense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Clypeoceras tientungense was named by Chao (1959). It is the type species of Nanningites.

It was recombined as Nanningites tientungense by Brayard and Bucher (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Clypeoceras tientungense Chao
1959Clypeoceras ensanumiforme Chao p. 37
1988Clypeoceras tientungense Xu p. 453 figs. Pl 3, fig 11
2008Nanningites tientungense Brayard and Bucher p. 37 figs. Pl 12, figs 9-11

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

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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Invalid names: Clypeoceras ensanumiforme Chao 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height410.54.6015.013.24.68
shell diameter418.59.0024.023.27.24
shell inflation40.0060.0011.300.0010.650

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: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Smithian or 250.50000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Hubei) Clypeoceras tientungense (95718)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Nanningites tientungense (97135 97136 97145 97149 97150 97194)