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Hunanoceras globosum

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Gzheloceratidae

Taxonomy
Hunanoceras globosum was named by Zhao (1954). Its type specimen is IGAS 7125 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Changlingpu, Tanchiashan, Xiangtan County (Chao coll), which is in a Kungurian coastal mudstone in China. It is the type species of Hunanoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Hunanoceras globosum Zhao p. 9 figs. Pl 3, figs 9-15
1977Hunanoceras globosum Xu p. 547 figs. Pl 206, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyTainoceratoidea(Hyatt 1883)
familyGzheloceratidae
genusHunanoceras
speciesglobosum

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.

†Hunanoceras globosum Zhao 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter325.221.533.022.56.37

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China Hunanoceras globosum (type locality: 66112)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Hunan) Hunanoceras globosum (124021)