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Rotodiscoceras wangcangense
Taxonomy
Rotodiscoceras wangcangense was named by Zhao et al. (1978). Its type specimen is NIGP 14970 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huangchanggou, Wuquan, Wangcang, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water siliciclastic in the Dalong Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Rotodiscoceras wangcangense Zhao et al. p. 155 figs. Pl 29, figs 1-3; text-fig 101a |
| 2002 | Rotodiscoceras wangcangense Leonova |
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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 wangcangense Zhao et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
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| shell height | 1 | 24.9 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 69.5 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 30.3 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||
Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changhsingian | China (Sichuan) | Rotodiscoceras wangcangense (type locality: 121620 148465) |