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Qianjiangoceras costatum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Qianjiangoceras costatum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14982 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liuhualing north railway tunnel, Qianjiang, Laibin County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water siliciclastic in the Dalong Formation of China. It is the type species of Qianjiangoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Qianjiangoceras costatum Zhao et al. p. 151 figs. Pl 28, fig 9; text-fig 97

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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
genusQianjiangoceras
speciescostatum

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.

†Qianjiangoceras costatum Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter145.5

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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Qianjiangoceras costatum (121629 type locality: 121633)