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Aphelaeceras nayongense

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Aphelaeceras nayongense was named by Zheng (1984). Its type specimen is NIGP 34388 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mazhongling M20-21, Nayong County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Aphelaeceras nayongense Zheng p. 248 figs. Pl 3, figs 4-6; text-fig 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTrigonoceratidae
genusAphelaecerasHyatt 1884
speciesnayongense

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.

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Diagnosis
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