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Pleurotropites gabbi

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy

Paratropites gabbi was named by Smith (1927). 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 was recombined as Pleurotropites gabbi by Tozer (1994).

Synonyms

Paratropites antiselli was named by Smith (1927). 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 was synonymized subjectively with Pleurotropites gabbi by Tozer (1994).
Paratropites arnoldi was named by Smith (1927). 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 was synonymized subjectively with Pleurotropites gabbi by Tozer (1994).
Paratropites (Gymnotropites) yatesi was named by Smith (1927). 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 was synonymized subjectively with Pleurotropites gabbi by Tozer (1994).
Paratropites spepsumensis was named by Crickmay (1930).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pleurotropites gabbi by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1927	Paratropites antiselli Smith p. 43 figs. Pl 24, figs 1-8
1927	Paratropites arnoldi Smith p. 44 figs. Pl 25, figs 3-9
1927	Paratropites gabbi Smith p. 44 figs. Pl 24, figs 9-13
1927	Paratropites (Gymnotropites) yatesi Smith p. 47 figs. Pl 25, figs 21-24
1930	Paratropites spepsumensis Crickmay p. 60 figs. Pl 7, figs c-e
1994	Pleurotropites gabbi Tozer p. 214 figs. Pl 93, figs 1-3,5,6,; pl 94, figs 2,3

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Tropitaceae	(Mojsisovics 1875)
family	Tropitidae	Mojsisovics 1875
genus	Pleurotropites
species	gabbi	()

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.

†Pleurotropites gabbi Smith 1927

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Invalid names: Paratropites (Gymnotropites) yatesi Smith 1927 [synonym], Paratropites antiselli Smith 1927 [synonym], Paratropites arnoldi Smith 1927 [synonym], Paratropites spepsumensis Crickmay 1930 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell diameter	4	35.7	23.7	55.4	35.2	13.2

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 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Carnian	237.0 - 227.3	Canada (British Columbia)	Pleurotropites gabbi (56870)
Tuvalian	233.6 - 227.3	USA (California)	Paratropites antiselli, Paratropites arnoldi, Paratropites gabbi, Paratropites yatesi (33324) Paratropites dittmari (144079) Paratropites sellai (142610)
Tuvalian	233.6 - 227.3	Canada (British Columbia)	Pleurotropites gabbi (49742 49804 137120 138602 141646)