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Fengshanites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paragoceratidae

Taxonomy
Fengshanites was named by Chao (1950).

It was assigned to Paragoceratidae by Guex et al. (2010).

Species
F. americanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Fengshanites Chao
2010Fengshanites Guex et al. p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyParagoceratidae
genusFengshanitesChao 1950

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. †Fengshanites Chao 1950
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†Fengshanites americanus Kummel 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Subcolumbites americanus (213026)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) F. americanus (109413 109415 109416 109418)