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Pleuronodoceras guangdeense

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Pleuronodoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronodoceras guangdeense was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 34341 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuzishan, Dushanzhen, Guangde County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pleuronodoceras guangdeense Zhao et al. p. 145 figs. Pl 27, figs 2,3; text-fig 94a
2002Pleuronodoceras guangdeense 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
genusPleuronodocerasZhao and Liang 1965
speciesguangdeense

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.

Pleuronodoceras guangdeense Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height119.1
shell diameter152.0
shell inflation115.3

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Pleuronodoceras guangdeense (111609)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Anhui) Pleuronodoceras guangdeense (type locality: 121665)