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Bollandites

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Maxigoniatitidae

Taxonomy
Bollandites was named by Bisat (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-l C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Beyrichoceratoides castletonense.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Maxigoniatitidae by Korn et al. (1999), Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009), Korn and Sudar (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Bollandites Bisat
1999Bollandites Korn et al. p. 348
2002Bollandites Sepkoski
2006Bollandites Korn
2009Bollandites Furnish et al. p. 35
2016Bollandites Korn and Sudar p. 195

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyMaxigoniatitidae
genusBollanditesBisat 1952

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.

G. †Bollandites Bisat 1952
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Bollandites phillipsi Bisat 1934
Bollandites sulcatus Bisat 1952
Bollandites trevallynensis Brown et al. 1964
Bollandites varians Riley 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height48.918.509.708.750.568
shell diameter416.213.617.417.11.82
shell inflation41.571.501.801.500.150

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Holkerian to the top of the Asbian or 346.70000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) B. varians (233464)
Holkerian - Brigantian346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Beyrichoceras trevallynense (5606)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Beyrichoceras trevallynense (5603)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Beyrichoceras phillipsi (5995) B. sp. 1, B. phillipsi, B. sp. (5966)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco B. sp. (177528)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Serbia B. sp. (177505)