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Gymnites humboldti

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Gymnitidae

Taxonomy
Gymnites humboldti was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Gymnites humboldti von Mojsisovics
1907Gymnites humboldti Diener
1979Gymnites humboldti Wang and Chen p. 47 figs. Pl 12, figs 4-5,9-10; text-fig 26a
1982Gymnites humboldti Silberling and Nichols p. 40 figs. Pl 31, fig 1; text-fig 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
genusGymnites
specieshumboldti

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.

Gymnites humboldti von Mojsisovics 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Gymnites humboldti (102731)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Gymnites humboldti (206206)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Gymnites humboldti (206619 206728 206731 206732)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Gymnites humboldti (type locality: 136996)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Gymnites humboldti (143013)