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Xenoprotrachyceras primum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Taxonomy
Xenoprotrachyceras primum was named by Wang (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Langdai (Falang Formation), which is in a Longobardian marine horizon in the Falang Formation of China. It is the type species of Xenoprotrachyceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Xenoprotrachyceras primum Wang
2015Xenoprotrachyceras primum Balini and Zou p. 139 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyNevaditinae
genusXenoprotrachyceras
speciesprimum

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
No measurements are available
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Xenoprotrachyceras primum (85164)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Xenoprotrachyceras primum (171933 type locality: 213193)