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Dionites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Dionites was named by Mojsisovics (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Arpadites caesar.

It was reranked as Arpadites (Dionites) by von Mojsisovics (1896).

It was assigned to Arpadites by von Mojsisovics (1896); to Arpaditidae by Spath (1951); to Cyrtopleuritidae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Dionites Mojsisovics
1896Arpadites (Dionites) von Mojsisovics
1951Dionites Spath p. 62
1981Dionites Tozer p. 97
2002Dionites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyTibetitidaeHyatt 1900
subfamilyCyrtopleuritinae(Diener 1925)
genusDionitesMojsisovics 1893

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. †Dionites Mojsisovics 1893
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Arpadites (Dionites) asbolus von Mojsisovics 1893
Dionites caesar Mojsisovics 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5India Arpadites asbolus (85471)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Oman D. sp. (101398)