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Houdongoceras

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Houdongoceras was named by Yang et al. (2021). Its type is Houdongoceras chaohuensis.

It was assigned to Pseudorthoceratidae by Yang et al. (2021).

Species
H. chaohuensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Houdongoceras Yang et al. p. 2807

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusHoudongoceras

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.

G. †Houdongoceras Yang et al. 2021
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†Houdongoceras chaohuensis Yang et al. 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Anhui) H. chaohuensis (223249 223253 223254 223256)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Jiangsu) H. chaohuensis (223257)