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Ptychosphaera obesa

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Ptychosphaera obesa was named by Wang (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhongying Section Bed 33 (QZ-17), Qinglong County, which is in a Changhsingian coastal mudstone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Ptychosphaera obesa Wang p. 205 figs. Pl 3, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyCymbulariinae
genusPtychosphaera
speciesobesa

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Ptychosphaera obesa Wang 1980
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Diagnosis
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