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Sinoceltites costatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tapashanitidae

Taxonomy
Sinoceltites costatus was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14866 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.

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by M. Clapham on 2011-12-08; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Sinoceltites costatus Zhao et al. p. 118 figs. Pl 15, fig 20

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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
genusSinoceltites
speciescostatus

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.

Sinoceltites costatus Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter155.5

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Sinoceltites costatus (type locality: 98049 149080)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation (South Primorye) Sinoceltites costatus (52813 52814 52819)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Shaanxi) Sinoceltites costatus (149074)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Sinoceltites costatus (111636)