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Rotodiscoceras longilobatum

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Rotodiscoceras longilobatum was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14969 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lijiachong, Lindai, Bed 2, Qingzhen County, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Rotodiscoceras longilobatum Zhao et al. p. 153 figs. Pl 29, figs 4,5; text-fig 100b
2002Rotodiscoceras longilobatum 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
specieslongilobatum

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 longilobatum Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
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