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Multisulcites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Taxonomy
Multisulcites was named by Liang (1983). Its type is Multisulcites nielamuensis.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Liang (1983); and to Xenodiscidae by Korn and Hairapetian (2021).

Species
M. nielamuensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Multisulcites Liang p. 609
2021Multisulcites Korn and Hairapetian p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusMultisulcites

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.

G. †Multisulcites Liang 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter131.3

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) M. nielamuensis (100182)