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Sanyangites tricarinatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Sanyangites tricarinatus was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 34297 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shuangjiang, Lichun County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Loping Formation of China.

It was recombined as Araxoceras tricarinatum by Leonova (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Sanyangites tricarinatus Zhao et al. p. 105 figs. Pl 5, figs 21-24,31,32; text-fig 56a
2002Araxoceras tricarinatum Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyKonglingitinae
genusSanyangites
speciestricarinatus

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.

Sanyangites tricarinatus Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height317.214.719.018.22.29
shell diameter336.332.538.838.03.43
shell inflation38.868.1010.18.501.06

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Sanyangites tricarinatus (121637)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Zhejiang) Sanyangites tricarinatus (type locality: 121663)