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Chengxianites

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Vidrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Chengxianites was named by Xu (1977). Its type is Chengxianites hunanensis.

It was assigned to Vidrioceratidae by Xu (1977); and to Neostacheoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Species
C. hunanensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Chengxianites Xu p. 572
2006Chengxianites Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCycloloboidea(Zittel 1895)
familyVidrioceratidae
subfamilyNeostacheoceratinaeToumansky 1939
genusChengxianites

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. †Chengxianites Xu 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9China (Hunan) C. hunanensis (105916)