Guanlingoceras
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| Guanlingoceras Temporal range: Carnian, | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ceratitida |
| Family: | †Trachyceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Sirenitinae |
| Genus: | †Guanlingoceras Mao et al., 2024 |
| Type species | |
| †G. guanlingensis Mao et al., 2024 | |
Guanlingoceras (meaning "Guanling Horn") is a genus of trachyceratid ammonite from the Triassic Xiaowa Formation in Guizhou, China. The type and only species is Guanlingoceras guanlingensis, known from eight specimens comprising various well preserved shells and incomplete shells.[1]