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Inyoites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Inyoitidae

Taxonomy
Inyoites was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Inyoites oweni. It is the type genus of Inyoitidae, Inyoitinae.

It was assigned to Inyoitinae by Spath (1934); to Xenoceltitidae by Kummel and Steele (1962); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Inyoitidae by Tozer (1981), Zakharov and Moussavi Abnavi (2013), Brayard et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Inyoites Hyatt and Smith p. 134
1934Inyoites Spath
1962Inyoites Kummel and Steele pp. 669, 672
1981Inyoites Tozer p. 90
2002Inyoites Sepkoski
2013Inyoites Brayard et al. p. 185
2013Inyoites Zakharov and Moussavi Abnavi p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyInyoitidae()
genusInyoites

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. †Inyoites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Inyoites beaverensis Brayard et al. 2013
†Inyoites krystyni Brayard and Bucher 2008
†Inyoites oweni Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Invalid names: Inyoites spicini Zakharov 1968 [synonym]
†Inyoites sedini Zakharov and Moussavi Abnavi 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1123.210.047.021.212.5
shell diameter1163.124.5140.055.040.9
shell inflation1124.48.1061.023.019.2

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Nevada) I. oweni (33313)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Idaho) I. oweni (33314) Meekoceras evansi (33285 33286)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) I. sp. A, I. oweni (229722) I. sp. B, I. oweni (229771)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Meekoceras evansi (33288 33293)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Afghanistan I. oweni (41671)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) I. krystyni (97163 97166 97197)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Primorye) I. spicini (47209 47210 47247 47268)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (California) I. oweni (33298)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Utah) I. beaverensis (156016 156017 156018 156047 156048 156049 156057 156058) I. oweni (156022 156023 156025 156052 156053 156054 156060 156061 156062)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation I. oweni (99538) I. sedini (95314) I. sp. (168039 168042 168044)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman I. krystyni (127388) I. krystyni, I. oweni (102600) I. oweni (102601 127422 127423 127426 127428) I. sp., I. oweni (127421)