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Sichuanoceras

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Sichuanoceratidae

Taxonomy
Sichuanoceras was named by Chang (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Sichuanoceras quizhouense. It is the type genus of Sichuanoceratidae.

It was assigned to Sichuanoceratidae by Chen et al. (1981) and Kröger (2008).

Species
S. quizhouense (type species), S. zizense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Sichuanoceras Chang
1981Sichuanoceras Chen et al. p. 59
2008Sichuanoceras Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familySichuanoceratidaeZhuravleva 1978
genusSichuanocerasChang 1962

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. †Sichuanoceras Chang 1962
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Sichuanoceras zizense Kröger 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Lochkovian or 438.50000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China S. sp. (228659)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Shaanxi) S. sp. (23250 23251)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) S. sp. (23253 23254 27908)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5China (Guizhou) S. wudangensis (27786)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5China (Guizhou) S. sp. (27792)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Jiangsu) S. sp. (27751)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6China S. sp. (228660)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) S. sp. (27771)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco S. zizense (91483)