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Pseudotemnocheilus zhongyingensis

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotemnocheilus zhongyingensis was named by Zheng (1984). Its type specimen is NIGP 34385 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhongying Section Bed 31 (QZ-15,14), Qinglong County, which is in a Changhsingian coastal mudstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Pseudotemnocheilus zhongyingensis Zheng p. 246 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-3; text-fig 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
genusPseudotemnocheilus
specieszhongyingensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter1102.2

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Pseudotemnocheilus zhongyingensis (type locality: 112085)