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Xiangulingites applanatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Anderssonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Xiangulingites applanatus was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14876 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xianguling Kuangqu, Fengcheng County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Loping Formation of China.

It was recombined as Anderssonoceras applanatum by Leonova (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Xiangulingites applanatus Zhao et al. p. 88 figs. Pl 3, figs 19-21; text-fig 35
2002Anderssonoceras applanatum Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAnderssonoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAnderssonoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusXiangulingites
speciesapplanatus

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.

Xiangulingites applanatus Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.60
shell diameter118.9
shell inflation16.10

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) Xiangulingites applanatus (type locality: 121670)