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Pachydiscoceras changhsingense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pseudotirolitidae

Taxonomy
Pachydiscoceras changhsingense was named by Chao and Liang (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Pachydiscoceras changhsingense Chao and Liang figs. Pl 4, figs 3,4
1978Pachydiscoceras changhsingense Zhao et al. p. 136 figs. Pl 21, figs 1-3; pl 22, figs 4-6; text-fig 85b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyPseudotirolitidaeZhao 1965
genusPachydiscocerasZhao and Liang 1966
specieschanghsingenseChao and Liang 1966

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.

Pachydiscoceras changhsingense Chao and Liang 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height222.821.624.022.81.70
shell diameter264.856.074.965.513.4
shell inflation223.919.529.424.47.00

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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Pachydiscoceras changhsingense (98030)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Pachydiscoceras changhsingense (121649)