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Lanceolites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Lanceolitidae

Taxonomy
Lanceolites was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-l Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302,1066]. Its type is Lanceolites compactus. It is the type genus of Lanceolitidae.

It was assigned to Lanceolitinae by Spath (1934); to Hedenstroemiidae by Ganev (1966) and Kummel (1969); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lanceolitidae by Tozer (1981) and Brayard et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Lanceolites Hyatt and Smith
1934Lanceolites Spath
1966Lanceolites Ganev
1969Lanceolites Kummel
1981Lanceolites Tozer p. 90
2002Lanceolites Sepkoski
2013Lanceolites Brayard et al. p. 188

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNoritoidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyLanceolitidae()
genusLanceolites

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. †Lanceolites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Invalid names: Lanceolites orientalis Chao 1959 [synonym]
†Lanceolites compactus Hyatt and Smith 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1312.27.0031.011.07.93
shell diameter1324.412.067.026.316.2
shell inflation130.0010.0010.0010.001-

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: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2USA (Nevada) L. bicarinatus (33313)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2USA (Idaho) L. compactus (33285 33286 33314)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) L. bicarinatus (156052 156053) L. compactus (156051 156074 156075) L. compactus, L. bicarinatus (156022 156023 156025 156054)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) L. compactus (61515 62096 97118 97119 97120 97121)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Oman L. compactus (127388 127390 127392) L. compactus, L. bicarinatus (102600)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Xizang) L. compactus (229763 229769)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Gunagxi) L. orientalis (44009)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation L. compactus, L. bicarinatus (99538)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (California) L. compactus, L. bicarinatus (33298)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) L. sp. (47258)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Alaska) L. compactus (44415) L. compactus, L. bicarinatus (44394)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) L. bicarinatus (97158 97199) L. compactus (97138) L. compactus, L. bicarinatus (97163)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) L. compactus (33288 33292 33293)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Bulgaria (Burgas) L. discoidalis (213183)