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Periptychoceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

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

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

It was assigned to Araxoceratinae by Korn (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Periptychoceras Zhao et al. p. 97
2006Periptychoceras 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)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
subfamilyAraxoceratinaeRuzhencev 1959
genusPeriptychoceras

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. †Periptychoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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Periptychoceras compressum Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.6
shell diameter147.0
shell inflation115.7

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) P. compressum (121667)