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Polydesmia zuezshanensis

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Polydesmiidae

Taxonomy
Polydesmia zuezshanensis was named by Chang (1959). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Polydesmia zuezshanensis Chang pp. 260 - 261 figs. pl. 1 f. 1; pl. 2 f. 2; pl. 3 f. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyPolydesmiidaeKobayashi 1940
genusPolydesmiaLorenz 1906
specieszuezshanensisChang 1959

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: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dawan or 478.60000 to 468.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dawan478.6 - 468.1Mongolia Polydesmia zuezshanensis (157192)