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Collignonites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae

Taxonomy
Collignonites was named by Bando (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nm Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Collignonites asamai.

It was assigned to Proptychitinae by Tozer (1981); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Proptychitidae by Brayard et al. (2009).

Species
C. asamai (type species), C. undatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Collignonites Bando p. 140
1981Collignonites Tozer p. 89
2002Collignonites Sepkoski
2009Collignonites Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyProptychitidaeWaagen 1895
subfamilyProptychitinaeWaagen 1895
genusCollignonites

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. †Collignonites Bando 1977
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Collignonites asamai Bando 1977
Collignonites undatus Waagen 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height215.815.016.615.81.13
shell diameter232.529.036.532.85.30
shell inflation27.906.0010.48.203.11

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Smithian or 250.50000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan Prionolobus undatus (143632)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar (Diana) C. asamai (153773)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Prionolobus undatus (44011)