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Glyptophiceras japonicum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenoceltitidae

Taxonomy
Glyptophiceras japonicum was named by Nakazawa and Shimizu (1955). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nakano-tani, Tomisu-mura, which is in a Smithian marine shale in Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. gracile, G. himalayanus, G. lissarenum, G. nielseni, G. subextremum, G. ussuriense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Glyptophiceras japonicum Nakazawa and Shimizu
1977Glyptophiceras japonicum Ermakova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenoceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusGlyptophicerasSpath 1930
speciesjaponicum

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.

†Glyptophiceras japonicum Nakazawa and Shimizu 1955
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Japan (Hyogo) Glyptophiceras japonicum (type locality: 214657)