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Jovites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Jovites was named by Mojsisovics (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was reranked as Halorites (Jovites) by Mojsisovics (1893).

It was assigned to Halorites by Mojsisovics (1893); to Haloritidae by von Mojsisovics (1896), Smith (1927), Spath (1951); to Tropitidae by Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Halorites (Jovites) Mojsisovics
1893Jovites Mojsisovics
1896Jovites von Mojsisovics
1916Timorotropites Diener
1927Jovites Smith
1951Timorotropites Spath p. 92
1951Jovites Spath p. 105
1981Jovites Tozer p. 98
1994Jovites Tozer p. 221
2002Jovites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusJovitesMojsisovics 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. †Jovites Mojsisovics 1893
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Jovites borealis Tozer 1961
Jovites bosnensis Mojsisovics 1893
Jovites dacus Mojsisovics 1878
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Invalid names: Jovites caroli Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Jovites daciformis Diener 1906 [synonym], Jovites schopeni Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Jovites siculus Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Jovites spectabilis Diener 1906 [synonym], Jovites stoppanii Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Timorotropites subglobosus Wang and He 1976 [synonym], Tropites dubiosus Welter 1914 [synonym]
Jovites ellipticus Tozer 1994
Jovites pacificus Smith 1927
Invalid names: Timorotropites Diener 1916 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter446.032.361.647.512.3

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: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3India J. dacus (210804)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3India (Uttarakhand) J. bosnensis, J. dacus (210803)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4India J. bosnensis (210802)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (Nunavut) J. borealis (49805 137156 137161 137163 137956)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Nepal J. dacus (92123 92124)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) J. bosnensis (137503 137505 137511) J. ellipticus (49743 49808)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) J. pacificus (142611)