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Acrochordiceras lingyunense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Acrochordiceratidae

Taxonomy
Acrochordiceras lingyunense was named by Zhao and Wang (1974). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Longhuai, Jialong District, Lingyun County, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Acrochordiceras lingyunense Zhao and Wang p. 347 figs. Pl 182, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyAcrochordiceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusAcrochordiceras
specieslingyunense

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.

Acrochordiceras lingyunense Zhao and Wang 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter135.9

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: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guangxi) Acrochordiceras lingyunense (type locality: 122642)