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Pseudostephanites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tapashanitidae

Taxonomy
Pseudostephanites was named by Zhao and Liang (1965).

It was synonymized subjectively with Tapashanites by Leonova (2002).

It was assigned to Tapashanitidae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pseudostephanites Zhao and Liang
2006Pseudostephanites Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyTapashanitidae
genusPseudostephanitesZhao and Liang 1965

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. †Pseudostephanites Zhao and Liang 1965
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Pseudostephanites costatus Zhao and Liang 1965
Pseudostephanites nodosus Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height613.59.0018.613.83.14
shell diameter635.125.845.935.26.54
shell inflation612.88.0017.913.43.18

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) P. costatus, P. nodosus (94954) P. meishanensis, P. sp. (111636) P. sp. (121646)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) P. costatus, P. nodosus (98049 121627 149087) P. nodosus (121652 148467) P. sp. (73823 121416)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran P. sp. (119081)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) P. sp. (149217)