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Paratibetites yunnanensis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Paratibetites yunnanensis was named by Liang (1977). Its type specimen is NIGP 24135 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YHC415, Tiechang, Weishan County, which is in an Alaunian marine horizon in the Weishan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. angustisellatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Paratibetites yunnanensis Liang p. 74 figs. Pl 1, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyTibetitidaeHyatt 1900
genusParatibetites
speciesyunnanensis

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: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18China (Yunnan) Paratibetites yunnanensis (type locality: 165388)