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Sinoceltites opimus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tapashanitidae

Taxonomy
Sinoceltites opimus was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14865 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mingyuexia, north limb of anticline, Mingyuexia Mb, Chaotian, Guangyuan County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water mudstone in the Dalong Formation of China.

It was recombined as Tapashanites opimus by Leonova (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Sinoceltites opimus Zhao et al. p. 119 figs. Pl 14, fig 14; text-fig 67a
2002Tapashanites opimus 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
genusSinoceltites
speciesopimus

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.

Sinoceltites opimus Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
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