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Elephantoceras spinonodosum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pseudohaloritidae

Taxonomy
Elephantoceras spinonodosum was named by Zhao and Zheng (1977). Its type specimen is NIGP 44580 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tongguan West, Lower Dingjiashan Fm, Jiande County, which is in a Roadian marine siliciclastic in the Dingjiashan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Elephantoceras spinonodosum Zhao and Zheng p. 232 figs. Pl 2, figs 28-32; text-fig 8
1981Elephantoceras spinonodosum Frest et al. p. 40 figs. Pl 7, figs 10-12; text-figs 17F,G
2002Elephantoceras spinonodosum Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPseudohaloritoidea(Ruzhencev 1957)
familyPseudohaloritidaeRuzhencev 1957
subfamilyShouchangoceratinaeZhao and Zheng 1977
genusElephantoceras
speciesspinonodosum

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.

Elephantoceras spinonodosum Zhao and Zheng 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Zhejiang) Elephantoceras spinonodosum (type locality: 101622)