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Tapashanites curvoplicatus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tapashanitidae

Taxonomy
Tapashanites curvoplicatus was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 34314 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meishan Section, Baoqing Mb Bed 2, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Tapashanites curvoplicatus Zhao et al. p. 116 figs. Pl 13, fig 8; text-fig 64a
2002Tapashanites curvoplicatus 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)
familyTapashanitidae
genusTapashanitesZhao and Liang 1965
speciescurvoplicatus

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.

Tapashanites curvoplicatus Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
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