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Mullericeras gujiaoense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Mullericeratidae

Taxonomy
Mullericeras gujiaoense was named by Dai et al. (2019). Its type specimen is YFMCUG 00018, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GJ-33, Gujiao section, which is in a Griesbachian carbonate marl in the Daye Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Mullericeras gujiaoense Dai et al. p. 61 figs. 13.12-13.27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMullericeratidae
genusMullericeras
speciesgujiaoense

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.

Mullericeras gujiaoense Dai et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1717.25.8026.718.75.62
shell diameter1731.211.348.533.010.1
shell inflation173.301.605.203.401.09

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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Mullericeras gujiaoense (type locality: 198888 198889)