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Anasibirites multiformis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy

Anasibirites multiformis was named by Welter (1922). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Altimour, Paktia Province, Locality 927, which is in a Triassic marine carbonate in Afghanistan.

Synonyms

Meekoceras onoi was named by Yehara (1925). Its type specimen is IGPS 45169 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Anasibirites onoi by Bando (1964) and Guo (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Spath (1934) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites intermedius was named by Bando (1964). Its type specimen is IGPS 79171 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Taho, Anasibirites Beds, Uonashi, Ehime Prefecture, which is in a Smithian marine siliciclastic in the Taho Formation of Japan.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Ophiceras multiplicatus was named by Yehara (1927). Its type specimen is IGPS 45173 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Anasibirites multiplicatus by Bando (1964); it was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites crickmayi was named by Mathews (1929).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Spath (1934) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites welleri was named by Mathews (1929).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Brühwiler and Bucher (2012), Brayard et al. (2013) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites emmonsi was named by Mathews (1929).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Brühwiler and Bucher (2012), Brayard et al. (2013) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Sibirites tenuistriatus was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chitta-Wan near Ghari, rock from Upper Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Upper Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Anasibirites tenuistriatus by Smith (1932); it was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites perrini was named by Mathews (1929).

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites kingianus by Brayard et al. (2013); it was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Spath (1934) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites simanenkoi was named by Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva (2013). Its type specimen is DVGI 21/851, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites salisburyi was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Spath (1934) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites johannseni was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites whitei was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites blackwelderi was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites fisheri was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites powelli was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Spath (1934) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites whitfieldi was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Spath (1934) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites veranus was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites ketchumi was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites weaveri was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites wardi was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites clarki was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites bretzi was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites vanbuskirki was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites rollini was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Spath (1934) and Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites gibsoni was named by Mathews (1929). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).
Anasibirites desertorum was named by Smith (1932). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anasibirites multiformis by Jattiot et al. (2016).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1895	Sibirites tenuistriatus Waagen p. 124 figs. Pl 9, figs 1,2
1922	Anasibirites multiformis Welter
1925	Meekoceras onoi Yehara p. 38 figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1927	Ophiceras multiplicatus Yehara p. 162 figs. Pl 14, figs 4,4a
1929	Anasibirites blackwelderi Mathews
1929	Anasibirites bretzi Mathews
1929	Anasibirites clarki Mathews
1929	Anasibirites fisheri Mathews
1929	Anasibirites gibsoni Mathews
1929	Anasibirites johannseni Mathews
1929	Anasibirites ketchumi Mathews
1929	Anasibirites powelli Mathews
1929	Anasibirites rollini Mathews
1929	Anasibirites salisburyi Mathews
1929	Anasibirites vanbuskirki Mathews
1929	Anasibirites veranus Mathews
1929	Anasibirites wardi Mathews
1929	Anasibirites weaveri Mathews
1929	Anasibirites whitei Mathews
1929	Anasibirites whitfieldi Mathews
1929	Anasibirites emmonsi Mathews p. 14 figs. Pl 2, figs 20-26
1929	Anasibirites welleri Mathews p. 14 figs. Pl 2, figs 17-19
1929	Anasibirites crickmayi Mathews p. 16 figs. Pl 3, figs 24-27
1929	Anasibirites perrini Mathews p. 18 figs. Pl 3, figs 34-36
1932	Anasibirites desertorum Smith
1932	Anasibirites tenuistriatus Smith
1934	Anasibirites blackwelderi Spath
1934	Anasibirites multiformis Spath
1964	Anasibirites onoi Bando p. 72 figs. Pl 2, figs 16,17; pl 3, figs 13a,b;14a,b;15a,b;15; pl 5, fig 7
1964	Anasibirites intermedius Bando p. 75 figs. Pl 5, figs 9a,b
1964	Anasibirites multiplicatus Bando p. 76 figs. Pl 3, figs 4a-a,9a-b,11a-b,13a-b,17; pl 5, figs 10,15; pl 6, figs 6a-b,7
1968	Anasibirites multiformis Nakazawa and Bando
1982	Anasibirites onoi Guo p. 566 figs. Pl 1, fig 12
1994	Anasibirites crickmayi Tozer p. 78 figs. Pl 28, figs 1a,b
2008	Anasibirites multiformis Brayard and Bucher p. 56 figs. Pl 28, figs 1-6
2012	Anasibirites multiformis Brühwiler and Bucher p. 33 figs. Pl 19, figs 1-6
2013	Anasibirites multiformis Brayard et al. p. 195 figs. 64a-g
2013	Anasibirites simanenkoi Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva p. 603 figs. 6.3-6.8
2016	Anasibirites multiformis Jattiot et al.
2021	Anasibirites multiformis Brayard et al. p. 14 fig. 14

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Meekoceratina
superfamily	Meekoceratoidea	Waagen 1895
family	Prionitidae	Hyatt 1900
genus	Anasibirites	(Mojsisovics 1896)
species	multiformis

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.

†Anasibirites multiformis Welter 1922

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Invalid names: Anasibirites blackwelderi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites bretzi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites clarki Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites crickmayi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites desertorum Smith 1932 [synonym], Anasibirites emmonsi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites fisheri Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites gibsoni Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites intermedius Bando 1964 [synonym], Anasibirites johannseni Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites ketchumi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites onoi Yehara 1925 [synonym], Anasibirites perrini Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites powelli Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites rollini Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites salisburyi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites simanenkoi Zakharov and Smyshlyaeva 2013 [synonym], Anasibirites vanbuskirki Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites veranus Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites wardi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites weaveri Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites welleri Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites whitei Mathews 1929 [synonym], Anasibirites whitfieldi Mathews 1929 [synonym], Ophiceras multiplicatus Yehara 1927 [synonym], Sibirites tenuistriatus Waagen 1895 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	29	16.5	5.00	47.0	16.0	10.9
shell diameter	29	29.4	10.0	99.0	31.7	21.6
shell inflation	29	6.43	2.00	20.0	5.60	4.68

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: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (35 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic	252.17 - 247.2	USA (Idaho)	Anasibirites desertorum (33314)
Early/Lower Triassic	252.17 - 247.2	Afghanistan (Paktia)	Anasibirites multiformis (type locality: 41674)
Early/Lower Triassic	252.17 - 247.2	USA (Utah)	Anasibirites multiformis, Anasibirites emmonsi, Anasibirites tenuistriatus (33315)
Early/Lower Triassic	252.17 - 247.2	USA (Nevada)	Anasibirites desertorum (33313)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	Japan	Anasibirites onoi, Anasibirites intermedius, Anasibirites multiplicatus (101735)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	USA (Utah)	Anasibirites multiformis (224174 224175 224179)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	China (Anhui)	Anasibirites onoi (149183 150822)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	Russian Federation	Anasibirites simanenkoi (168042 168047 214551 214552)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	Pakistan	Sibirites tenuistriatus (143803)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	China (Guangxi)	Anasibirites multiformis (44015 97167 97168 97169 97170 97185 97188 97189)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	USA (California)	Anasibirites desertorum (33298)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	Indonesia (Timor)	Anasibirites multiformis (205638)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	East Timor	Anasibirites multiformis (213495)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	Oman	Anasibirites multiformis (127420)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	Indonesia (West Timor)	Anasibirites multiformis (211577)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	China (Xizang)	Anasibirites multiformis (229723)
Smithian	251.3 - 247.2	Canada (British Columbia)	Anasibirites crickmayi (61989 61990 137385)
Spathian	251.3 - 247.2	USA (Utah)	Anasibirites salisburyi, Anasibirites blackwelderi (215350)
Olenekian	251.2 - 247.2	Indonesia (Timor)	Anasibirites multiformis (205280)
Olenekian	251.2 - 247.2	Indonesia	Anasibirites multiformis (214983)