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Glyptophiceras ophioides

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenoceltitidae

Taxonomy
Glyptophiceras ophioides was named by Spath (1934). Its type specimen is BMNH C. 28539 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pastannah, "Ophiceras beds", which is in a Griesbachian marine horizon in India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Glyptophiceras ophioides Spath
1977Glyptophiceras ophioides 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
speciesophioides

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Glyptophiceras ophioides (type locality: 215002)