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Pachydiscoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pseudotirolitidae

Taxonomy
Pachydiscoceras was named by Zhao and Liang (1966).

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

It was assigned to Pseudotirolitidae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Pachydiscoceras Zhao and Liang
2006Pachydiscoceras 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)
familyPseudotirolitidaeZhao 1965
genusPachydiscocerasZhao and Liang 1966

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. †Pachydiscoceras Zhao and Liang 1966
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Pachydiscoceras changhsingense Chao and Liang 1966
Pachydiscoceras ellipticum Zhao et al. 1978
Pachydiscoceras flexoplicatum Zhao et al. 1978
Pachydiscoceras obesum Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height720.115.533.218.76.96
shell diameter752.629.496.749.122.7
shell inflation721.414.136.719.18.63

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 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) P. flexoplicatum (210125)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) P. flexoplicatum (148463) P. sp. (98048)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Jiangsu) P. sp. (109618)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) P. changhsingense, P. obesum, P. flexoplicatum, P. ellipticum (98030) P. ellipticum (149297) P. sp. (112012 112016 149295 151134)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) P. changhsingense (121649)