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Pleuronodoceras radiatum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronodoceras radiatum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14977 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lijiachong, Lindai, Bed 2, Qingzhen County, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pleuronodoceras radiatum Zhao et al. p. 148 figs. Pl 26, figs 4,5,8-10; text-fig 95c
2002Pleuronodoceras radiatum Leonova

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

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.

Pleuronodoceras radiatum Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height213.38.9019.814.47.71
shell diameter233.722.550.636.519.9
shell inflation210.56.9016.011.46.43

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 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Pleuronodoceras radiatum (210121)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Pleuronodoceras radiatum (type locality: 98030 149288)