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Sanyangites circellus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Sanyangites circellus was named by Zheng and Ma (1982). Its type specimen is NIGP 54639 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lucun Section, Bed 10, Yichun County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine sandstone in the Loping Formation of China.

It was recombined as Araxoceras circellum by Leonova (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Sanyangites circellus Zheng and Ma p. 287 figs. Pl 3, figs 13-16
2002Araxoceras circellum Leonova

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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
subfamilyKonglingitinae
genusSanyangites
speciescircellus

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.

Sanyangites circellus Zheng and Ma 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available