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Eumorphoceras rotuliforme

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Eumorphoceras rotuliforme was named by Ruan (1981). Its type specimen is Nanjing Institute of Geology specimen 48830 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Eumorphoceras rotuliforme Ruan p. 189 figs. Text figure 35; Plateplate 5, figures 21-22
2000Eumorphoceras rotuliforme Titus p. 18 figs. Plate 2, figures 4-10, 12-16; figure 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918
familyGirtyoceratidaeWedekind 1918
subfamilyGirtyoceratinaeWedekind 1918
genusEumorphocerasGirty 1909
speciesrotuliformeRuan 1981

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Titus 2000Species with a moderate number of regularly shaped, high relief, sickle-shaped ribs (approximately 22-26 per whorl), a broad intrasulcate ventral region in juvenile shells, and an average width umbilical diameter in shells less than 10-15 mm in diameter.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available