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Tapashanites latiumbilicus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tapashanitidae

Taxonomy
Tapashanites latiumbilicus was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14857 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mingyuexia, north limb of anticline, Mingyuexia Mb, Chaotian, Guangyuan County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water mudstone in the Dalong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Tapashanites latiumbilicus Zhao et al. p. 114 figs. Pl 13, fig 7
1989Tapashanites latiumbilicus Sheng p. 195 figs. Pl 18, figs 3,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyTapashanitidae
genusTapashanitesZhao and Liang 1965
specieslatiumbilicus

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.

Tapashanites latiumbilicus Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter156.0

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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Tapashanites latiumbilicus (type locality: 98049 148467)