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Jamesonites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Polymorphitidae

Taxonomy
Jamesonites was named by Buckman (1923).

It was assigned to Epideroceratidae by Hillebrandt (2006); and to Polymorphitinae by Howarth (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Jamesonites Buckman
2006Jamesonites Hillebrandt p. 53
2013Jamesonites Howarth p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyPolymorphitidae
subfamilyPolymorphitinae
genusJamesonitesBuckman 1923

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. †Jamesonites Buckman 1923
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Jamesonites gumbrechti Oppel 1862
Jamesonites spoliatus Quenstedt 1884
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Invalid names: Deroceras perisphinctoides Fucini 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height318.212.023.521.46.12
shell diameter354.433.075.065.021.9
shell inflation323.314.034.826.010.4

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Jamesoni to the top of the Ibex or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Chile J. sp. (181791)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Tunisia J. spoliatus (170522)
Jamesoni - Ibex189.6 - 183.0Tunisia J. sp. (170528)