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Neostenopoceras qingzhenense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

Taxonomy
Neostenopoceras qingzhenense was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14803 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lijiachong, Lindai, Bed 2, Qingzhen County, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Changxing Formation of China. It is the type species of Neostenopoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Neostenopoceras qingzhenense Zhao et al. p. 71 figs. Pl 33, figs 10,11; text-fig 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyGrypoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusNeostenopoceras
speciesqingzhenense

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.

Neostenopoceras qingzhenense Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.20
shell diameter118.0
shell inflation15.00

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Neostenopoceras qingzhenense (type locality: 98030)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) Neostenopoceras qingzhenense (95483)