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Gymnotropites americanus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Paratropites (Gymnotropites) americanus was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Trachyceras subzone), which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California. It is the type species of Gymnotropites.

It was recombined as Gymnotropites americanus by Spath (1951) and Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Paratropites (Gymnotropites) americanus Hyatt and Smith p. 56 figs. Pl 32, figs 1-10
1927Paratropites (Gymnotropites) americanus Smith p. 46 figs. Pl 32, figs 1-10
1951Gymnotropites americanus Spath p. 89
1994Gymnotropites americanus Tozer p. 214 figs. Pl 92, figs 15a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusGymnotropitesHyatt and Smith 1905
speciesamericanus()

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.

†Gymnotropites americanus Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter119.7

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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (California) Paratropites americanus (38326)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Paratropites americanus (33324)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Gymnotropites americanus (49644 137106)