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Maximites

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Maximitidae

Taxonomy
Maximites was named by Miller and Furnish (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-l C Step-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Maximites Miller and Furnish p. 1045
2002Maximites Sepkoski
2006Maximites Korn
2009Maximites Furnish et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPseudohaloritoidea(Ruzhencev 1957)
familyMaximitidaeRuzhencev 1960
genusMaximites

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. †Maximites Miller and Furnish 1957
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†Maximites alexanderi Nassichuk 1975
†Maximites cherokeensis Miller and Owen 1939
†Maximites nassichuki Work et al. 2012
†Maximites oklahomensis Frest et al. 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height72.361.403.802.300.943
shell diameter74.022.606.303.801.43

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: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Imitoceras cherokeense (170341)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) M. nassichuki (130261 130262)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) M. sp. (62696)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) M. oklahomensis (132477 170339)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) M. oklahomensis (92472) M. sp. (95)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) M. oklahomensis (170338 170916)