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Urdyceras insolitus

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Galfettitidae

Taxonomy
Urdyceras insolitus was named by Brayard and Bucher (2008). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 25965 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jinya Section Jin30, which is in a Smithian slope lime mudstone in China. It is the type species of Urdyceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Urdyceras insolitus Brayard and Bucher p. 40 figs. Pl 14, figs 4a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyUssuritoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyGalfettitidae
genusUrdyceras
speciesinsolitus

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.

Urdyceras insolitus Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter145.6

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Urdyceras insolitus (type locality: 97149)