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Paranannites sinensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Melagathiceratidae

Taxonomy
Prosphingites sinensis was named by Chao (1959).

It was recombined as Prosphingitoides sinensis by Shevyrev (1995); it was recombined as Paranannites sinensis by Shigeta and Nguyen (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aspenensis, P. mediterraneus, P. phychitoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Prosphingites sinensis Chao
1995Prosphingitoides sinensis Shevyrev p. 48
2014Paranannites sinensis Shigeta and Nguyen p. 120 figs. 85-87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMelagathiceratidaeTozer 1971
genusParanannites
speciessinensis(Chao 1959)

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.

†Paranannites sinensis Chao 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1812.36.0018.915.04.63
shell diameter1826.213.051.030.911.4
shell inflation187.174.0013.16.102.92

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Vietnam Paranannites sinensis (155492 155504 155506 155543)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Juvenites spathi (139638 139640 139678)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Paranannites spathi (97157 97158 97160 97195)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Gunagxi) Prosphingites sinensis (44013)