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Leptogyroceras latiumbilicatum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Anderssonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Leptogyroceras latiumbilicatum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14882 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dongshengling, Laoshan Mb, Fengcheng County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Loping Formation of China.

It was recombined as Pericarinoceras latiumbilicatum by Leonova (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Leptogyroceras latiumbilicatum Zhao et al. p. 83 figs. Pl 2, figs 20-22; text-fig 28
2002Pericarinoceras latiumbilicatum Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAnderssonoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyPlanodiscoceratinae
genusLeptogyrocerasZhao and Liang 1966
specieslatiumbilicatum

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.

Leptogyroceras latiumbilicatum Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.20
shell diameter123.6
shell inflation18.20

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Leptogyroceras latiumbilicatum (type locality: 97114)