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Planodiscoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Anderssonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Planodiscoceras was named by Zhao et al. (1978).

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

It was assigned to Planodiscoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Planodiscoceras Zhao et al.
2006Planodiscoceras Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAnderssonoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyPlanodiscoceratinae
genusPlanodiscocerasZhao et al. 1978

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. †Planodiscoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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Planodiscoceras gratiosum Chao and Liang 1966
Planodiscoceras involutum Zhao et al. 1978
Planodiscoceras longilobatum Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height119.717.2015.09.002.87
shell diameter1126.119.940.024.86.49
shell inflation1110.28.1017.09.303.06

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: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Zhejiang) P. gratiosum (97018)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangsu) P. involutum (120103)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) P. gratiosum (94990 97112 144027) P. gratiosum, P. longilobatum (121670)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Anhui) P. gratiosum, P. involutum (97300) P. involutum (121673)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) P. involutum (101949)