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Stephanites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Stephanitidae

Taxonomy
Stephanites was named by Waagen (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Prionitidae by Brayard et al. (2009), Brühwiler and Bucher (2012); and to Stephanitidae by Spath (1934), Tozer (1981), Zakharov and Moussavi Abnavi (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Stephanites Waagen p. 100
1934Stephanites Spath
1981Stephanites Tozer p. 90
2002Stephanites Sepkoski
2009Stephanites Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2
2012Stephanites Brühwiler and Bucher p. 94
2013Stephanites Zakharov and Moussavi Abnavi p. 732

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyStephanitidaeArthaber 1896
genusStephanites

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. †Stephanites Waagen 1895
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Stephanites superbus Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Stephanites corona Waagen 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1022.314.055.018.515.9
shell diameter1046.126.7133.037.038.6
shell inflation1013.06.0046.010.415.4

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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) S. superbus (139614 139617)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan S. corona (143641) S. superbus (139071 139072 143638)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) S. superbus (97342 97343 97344 97346 97347 229721 229722 229768 229769 229770 229771)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Azerbaijan S. sp. (73232 73243)