Shouchangoceratinae
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Shouchangoceratinae is one of three ammonoid subfamilies of the family
Pseudohaloritidae
, which in turn is one of two families in the Goniatitid superfamily Pseudohaloritaceae
. The Shouchangoceratinae ammonoids were found in marine environments throughout the world during the Permian
, particularly in China
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pseudohaloritidae
Pseudohaloritidae
Pseudohaloritidae is the larger of two families that form the goniatitid superfamily Pseudohaloritaceae, the other being the monogenerc Maximitidae...
, which in turn is one of two families in the Goniatitid superfamily Pseudohaloritaceae
Pseudohaloritaceae
Pseudohaloritaceae is one of four superfamilies of the Tornoceratatina suborder, a member of the Goniatitida order. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.-References:* ...
. The Shouchangoceratinae ammonoids were found in marine environments throughout the world during the Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
, particularly in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.