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Guiyangoceras guiyangense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae

Taxonomy
Guiyangoceras guiyangense was named by Zhou (1985). Its type specimen is NIGP 70830 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wangli, Guiyang County, which is in a Roadian marine mudstone in the Dangchong Formation of China. It is the type species of Guiyangoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Guiyangoceras guiyangense Zhou p. 197 figs. Pl 2, figs 3-4; pl 5, fig 11; text-fig 18
2002Guiyangoceras guiyangense Leonova
2007Guiyangoceras guiyangense Zhou p. 125 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCycloloboidea(Zittel 1895)
familyCyclolobidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyKufengoceratinae
genusGuiyangoceras
speciesguiyangense

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter1028.111.6104.316.138.4

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Hunan) Guiyangoceras guiyangense (type locality: 101595 121721)