Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pseudogastrioceras gigantum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudogastrioceras gigantum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14818 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xinhang, Guangde County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. guizhouensis, P. kwangsiense, P. sosiense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pseudogastrioceras gigantum Zhao et al. p. 74 figs. Pl 10, fig 21; text-fig 17
1990Pseudogastrioceras gigantum Wang p. 763 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
2002Pseudogastrioceras gigantum Leonova

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNeoicoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyParagastrioceratidaeRuzhencev 1951
subfamilyPseudogastrioceratinaeFurnish 1966
genusPseudogastriocerasSpath 1936
speciesgigantum

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.

†Pseudogastrioceras gigantum Zhao et al. 1978
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter1133.0

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: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Pseudogastrioceras gigantum (121623)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hubei) Pseudogastrioceras gigantum (105466)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Anhui) Pseudogastrioceras gigantum (type locality: 121673)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Pseudogastrioceras gigantum (148463)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Pseudogastrioceras gigantum (111636)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) Pseudogastrioceras gigantum (95487)