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Himavatites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tibetitidae

Taxonomy
Himavatites was named by Diener (1906) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-m Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was assigned to Cyrtopleuritidae by Spath (1951), Tatzreiter (1981) and Tozer (1981); to Cyrtopleuritinae by Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. apinnatus, H. hogarti, H. multiauritus, H. planiplicatus, H. watsoni
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. multiauritis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Himavatites Diener
1951Himavatites Spath p. 71
1981Himavatites Tatzreiter
1981Himavatites Tozer p. 97
1994Himavatites Tozer p. 192
2002Himavatites 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)
genusHimavatitesDiener 1906

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. †Himavatites Diener 1906
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†Himavatites apinnatus Tozer 1994
†Himavatites hogarti Diener 1906
†Himavatites multiauritus McLearn 1947
†Himavatites watsoni Diener 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height423.0--23.0-
shell diameter434.723.449.436.412.7
shell inflation45.40--5.40-

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Alaunian or 242.00000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) H. sp. (43828)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) H. multiauritis (85134)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) H. sp. (43825 43829)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Indonesia H. hogarti (220205 220214) H. multiauritus (151064 220213) H. watsoni (151063 151065)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Canada (British Columbia) H. apinnatus (141682 141710 141730) H. multiauritus (46629 46631 137030 137099 141712 141721 141722 141724) H. planiplicatus (139137 141707) H. sp. (46630 137037 137049 141659 141660 141661 141696 141706 141733)