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Rotodiscoceras dushanense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Rotodiscoceras dushanense was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 34350 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuzishan, Dushanzhen, Guangde County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Rotodiscoceras dushanense Zhao et al. p. 156 figs. Pl 24, fig 2; pl 28, figs 10-13
1990Rotodiscoceras dushanense Wang p. 769 figs. Pl 3, figs 3,4
2002Rotodiscoceras dushanense Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyPleuronodoceratidae
genusRotodiscocerasZhao and Liang 1966
speciesdushanense

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.

Rotodiscoceras dushanense Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
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