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Rotodiscoceras kwangsiense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Platydiscoceras kwangsiense was named by Chao and Liang (1966).

It was recombined as Rotodiscoceras kwangsiense by Zhao et al. (1978), Leonova (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Platydiscoceras kwangsiense Chao and Liang figs. Pl 4, figs 1,2
1978Rotodiscoceras kwangsiense Zhao et al. p. 154 figs. Pl 29, figs 6,7; text-fig 102
2002Rotodiscoceras kwangsiense 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
genusRotodiscocerasZhao and Liang 1966
specieskwangsiense(Chao and Liang 1966)

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.

Rotodiscoceras kwangsiense Chao and Liang 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height118.8
shell diameter155.6
shell inflation120.7

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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Rotodiscoceras kwangsiense (121675)