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Chiotites
Taxonomy
Prosphingites (Chiotites) was named by Renz and Renz (1948) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Prosphingites (Chiotites) globularis.
It was reranked as Chiotites by Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981), Sepkoski (2002), Brayard et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Prosphingites by Renz and Renz (1948); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paranannitidae by Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981), Brayard et al. (2009).
It was reranked as Chiotites by Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981), Sepkoski (2002), Brayard et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Prosphingites by Renz and Renz (1948); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paranannitidae by Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981), Brayard et al. (2009).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Prosphingites (Chiotites) Renz and Renz p. 40 |
| 1969 | Chiotites Kummel |
| 1981 | Chiotites Tozer p. 90 |
| 2002 | Chiotites Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Chiotites Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2 |
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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. †Chiotites Renz and Renz 1948
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†Chiotites globularis Renz and Renz 1948
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Invalid names: Prosphingites (Chiotites) superglobosus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 7 | 9.12 | 5.50 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 2.97 | |
| shell diameter | 7 | 19.4 | 14.2 | 23.6 | 20.3 | 3.58 | |
| shell inflation | 7 | 0.175 | 0.001 | 4.30 | 1.15 | 2.04 |
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003 | |||||