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Constrigymnites robertsi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae

Taxonomy
Constrigymnites robertsi was named by Bucher (1992). Its type specimen is USNM 448230 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Favret Canyon HB 166, Augusta Mountains, which is in a Pelsonian marine horizon in the Favret Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Constrigymnites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Constrigymnites robertsi Bucher p. 439 figs. Pl. 4, fig. 8-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
genusConstrigymnites
speciesrobertsi

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.

Constrigymnites robertsi Bucher 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height222.6--22.6-
shell diameter261.852.473.062.714.6
shell inflation232.1--32.1-

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: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33USA (Nevada) Constrigymnites robertsi (107734 113670 type locality: 113671 113672 113674 113684 114115)