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Gurleyites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Prionitidae

Taxonomy
Gurleyites was named by Mathews (1929).

It was assigned to Prionitidae by Spath (1934), Wang and Chen (1979), Brayard et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Gurleyites Mathews
1934Gurleyites Spath
1979Gurleyites Wang and Chen p. 27
2021Gurleyites Brayard et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyPrionitidaeHyatt 1900
genusGurleyitesMathews 1929

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. †Gurleyites Mathews 1929
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Gurleyites bastini Mathews 1929
Gurleyites debilis Wang and He 1976
Gurleyites freboldi Spath 1934
Gurleyites smithi Mathews 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height720.816.325.220.63.88
shell diameter746.135.364.441.611.4
shell inflation79.185.5018.38.904.52

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: base of the Smithian to the top of the Spathian or 249.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Utah) Anasibirites bastini, Goniodiscus smithi (33315)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Utah) G. smithi (224174 224175 224179)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) G. sp. (229723)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation G. maichensis (212295) G. maichensis, G. sp. (212296) G. sp. (127718)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Primorye) G. armatus (47259) G. sp. (47211 47247 47271)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Qinghai) G. debilis (102898)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen G. freboldi (215028) G. sp. (212161)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Utah) G. bastini (215350)