Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Kashmirites nivalis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Kashmiritidae

Taxonomy
Danubites nivalis was named by Diener (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South of Muth (subrobustus Zone), which is in a Spathian marine horizon in India. It is the type species of Anakashmirites.

It was recombined as Xenodiscus nivalis by Welter (1922); it was recombined as Anakashmirites nivalis by Spath (1934), Kummel (1969); it was recombined as Kashmirites nivalis by Brühwiler et al. (2012), Brühwiler and Bucher (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. oyensi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Danubites nivalis Diener
1922Xenodiscus nivalis Welter
1934Anakashmirites nivalis Spath
1969Anakashmirites nivalis Kummel
2012Kashmirites nivalis Brühwiler and Bucher p. 25 figs. 19AA-AH

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyKashmiritidae
genusKashmiritesDiener 1913
speciesnivalis()

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.

†Kashmirites nivalis Diener 1897
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.757.909.708.801.27
shell diameter225.223.427.225.32.69

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: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Spathian or 254.14000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Azerbaijan Xenodiscus nivalis (132470)
Induan251.902 - 249.9Nepal (Byans) Anakashmirites nivalis (214668 215032)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Xenodiscus nivalis (33313)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Utah) Xenodiscus nivalis (33315)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Afghanistan (Paktia) Anakashmirites nivalis (41670)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Pakistan Kashmirites nivalis (139061)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Kashmirites nivalis (73256 139687 139692 139693 139694)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Indonesia (Timor) Xenodiscus nivalis (205641)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Afghanistan Anakashmirites nivalis (41671)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Indonesia Xenodiscus nivalis (204267 205639)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) Kashmirites nivalis (226384 226385)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7India (Himachal Pradesh) Kashmirites nivalis (73213 73216 73217 73218 73219 73220 73238 73240 73244 73251)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7India Danubites nivalis (210995)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7India (Himachal Pradesh) Danubites nivalis (210997)