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Meixianites guangdongensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paraceltitidae

Taxonomy
Meixianites guangdongensis was named by Xu (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Baidu, Meizhou County, which is in a Roadian/Wordian offshore siliciclastic in the Kufeng Formation of China. It is the type species of Meixianites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Meixianites guangdongensis Xu p. 576 figs. Pl 216, figs 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyParaceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusMeixianites
speciesguangdongensis

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Guangdong) Meixianites guangdongensis (type locality: 105439)