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Inyoites oweni

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Inyoitidae

Taxonomy
Inyoites oweni was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Union Wash, Meekoceras bed, Inyo Range, which is in a Smithian slope limestone in the Union Wash Formation of California. It is the type species of Inyoites.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Inyoites oweni Hyatt and Smith p. 134 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-17; pl 69, figs 1-9; pl 78, figs 1-8
1934Inyoites oweni Spath
1968Inyoites spicini Zakharov
1995Inyoites oweni Shevyrev p. 34 figs. Pl 3, figs 2-4
2012Inyoites oweni Brühwiler and Bucher p. 34 figs. Pl 21, figs 1-6
2013Inyoites oweni Brayard et al. p. 185 figs. 49a-t

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyInyoitidae()
genusInyoites
speciesoweni

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.

Inyoites oweni Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Invalid names: Inyoites spicini Zakharov 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height517.210.022.118.34.78
shell diameter542.524.556.943.512.7
shell inflation514.58.1020.914.15.27

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: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Inyoites oweni (33314) Meekoceras evansi (33285 33286)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Inyoites oweni (33313)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Afghanistan Inyoites oweni (41671)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (California) Inyoites oweni (type locality: 33298)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Utah) Inyoites oweni (156022 156023 156025 156052 156053 156054 156060 156061 156062)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Inyoites oweni (99538)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Primorye) Inyoites spicini (47209 47210 47247 47268)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) Inyoites oweni (229722 229771)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Meekoceras evansi (33288 33293)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman Inyoites oweni (102600 102601 127421 127422 127423 127426 127428)