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Huaiheceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Huaiheceratidae

Taxonomy
Huaiheceratidae was named by Zou and Chen (1979). It is not extant. Its type is Huaiheceras.

It was assigned to Ellesmerocerida by Crick (1981) and Teichert (1988).

Subtaxa
Huaiheceras (type genus), Huiaihecerina, Zhuibianoceras

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Huaiheceratidae Zou and Chen
1981Huaihecaratidae Crick p. 228
1988Huaiheceratidae Teichert p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyHuaiheceratidaeZou and Chen 1979
familyHuaiheceratidaeZou and Chen 1979

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.

Fm. †Huaiheceratidae Zou and Chen 1979
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G. †Huaiheceras Zou and Chen 1979
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†Huaiheceras hanjiaense Zou and Chen 1979
G. †Zhuibianoceras Chen and Qi 1981
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†Zhuibianoceras conicum Chen and Qi 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Niuchehean or 489.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Zhuibianoceras conicum, Huaiheceras hanjiaense (233233)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Hunan) Huaiheceras hunanense (107333)
Niuchehean489.5 - 485.4China (Zhejiang) Zhuibianoceras duibianense, Zhuibianoceras zhejiangense, Zhuibianoceras pansydum, Zhuibianoceras conicum, Huaiheceras hanjiaense (125704)