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Isculites
Taxonomy
Isculites was named by Mojsisovics (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis-l Tr Anis-m Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Isculitidae.
It was assigned to Haloritidae by von Mojsisovics (1896) and Smith (1927); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Isculitidae by Spath (1951), Tozer (1981) and Ji and Bucher (2018).
It was assigned to Haloritidae by von Mojsisovics (1896) and Smith (1927); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Isculitidae by Spath (1951), Tozer (1981) and Ji and Bucher (2018).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1886 | Isculites Mojsisovics |
| 1896 | Isculites von Mojsisovics |
| 1907 | Smithoceras Diener |
| 1916 | Spitisculites Diener |
| 1927 | Isculites Smith |
| 1951 | Alloptychites Spath p. 151 |
| 1951 | Isculites Spath p. 157 |
| 1951 | Smithoceras Spath p. 157 |
| 1981 | Alloptychites Tozer |
| 1981 | Isculites Tozer p. 95 |
| 2002 | Alloptychites Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Isculites Sepkoski |
| 2018 | Isculites Ji and Bucher p. 628 |
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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. †Isculites Mojsisovics 1886
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†Isculites asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1988
†Isculites constrictus Bucher 1992
†Isculites hauerinus Stoliczka 1865
†Isculites heimi von Mojsisovics 1893
†Isculites meeki Hyatt and Smith 1905
†Isculites sphaericus Shevyrev 1968
†Isculites tozeri Silberling and Nichols 1982
Invalid names: Alloptychites Spath 1951 [synonym], Smithoceras Diener 1907 [synonym], Spitisculites Diener 1916 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 14 | 9.70 | 4.20 | 17.0 | 10.6 | 3.80 | |
| shell diameter | 14 | 21.0 | 8.80 | 39.0 | 23.4 | 8.99 | |
| shell inflation | 14 | 2.86 | 1.00 | 9.50 | 2.50 | 2.46 |
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Collections (32 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aegean | USA (Nevada) | I. meeki (143265 143268) Ptychites meeki (33196) | |
| Anisian | Nepal (Byans) | Smithoceras drummondi (206207) | |
| Anisian | India (Himachal Pradesh) | Clydonites hauerinus (206199) I. hauerinus (206206) | |
| Bithynian | USA (Nevada) | I. constrictus (112744) I. tozeri (40754 109765 143260 143261 143262 143266 143270 143271) | |
| Bithynian | Turkey | I. asseretoi (143857 143859 143861 143927 143930 143944) | |
| Bithynian | Russian Federation | I. sphaericus (99514 99516 99533 99535) | |
| Bithynian | Canada (British Columbia) | I. tozeri (197410 197411 197413 197418) | |
| Pelsonian | Canada (British Columbia) | I. tozeri (197412) | |
| Carnian | India | I. heimi (210926) | |
| Norian | Nepal (Byans) | I. sp. (214672) |