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Clionitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Clionitidae

Discussion

Arabu's name is invalid because the type genus Clionites Mojsisovics is a homonym. Subsequent workers changed the spelling to Clionititidae but still attributed the name to Arabu; that procedure is not correct. A replacement family name needs to be proposed but, as far as I can tell, none has been proposed.

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Taxonomy
Clionitidae was named by Arabu (1932).

It was corrected as Clionititidae by Tatzreiter (1981); it was misspelled as Clionititidae by Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994).

It was assigned to Clydonitaceae by Tatzreiter (1981), Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Clionititidae Tatzreiter
1981Clionititidae Tozer
1994Clionititidae Tozer p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyClionitidaeArabu 1932
familyClionitidaeArabu 1932

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.

Fm. †Clionitidae Arabu 1932
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G. †Californites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Clionites (Californites) merriami Hyatt and Smith 1905
G. †Clionitites Strand 1929
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†Clionitites arietinus Tozer 1994
†Clionitites laevis Tozer 1994
†Clionitites punctulus Tozer 1994
†Clionitites reesidei Johnson 1941
Invalid names: Clionites Mojsisovics 1893 [replaced]
G. †Indoclionites Diener 1916
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†Indoclionites gracilis Diener 1906
G. †Leconteia Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Leconteia californica Hyatt and Smith 1905
Invalid names: Leconteiceras Smith 1914 [objective synonym]
G. †Sympolycyclus Spath 1951
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†Sympolycyclus antiquus Tozer 1994
†Sympolycyclus gunningi Tozer 1994
†Sympolycyclus kellyi Smith 1927
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Invalid names: Polycyclus major Smith 1927 [synonym]
†Sympolycyclus nodifer Hyatt and Smith 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Lacian or 239.48000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Mexico (Zacatecas) Clionitites sp. (216482)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Clionites barentsi, Clionites spinosus (212201 212215)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Clionitites venerabilis (137394)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Clionitites sp. (171942)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Malaysia (Kelantan) Clionitites sp. (211342)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Canada (British Columbia) Clionitites arietinus (137244) Clionitites callazonensis, Clionitites reesidei (49715 56877) Clionitites reesidei (137672) Sympolycyclus antiquus (137381)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Mexico Clionites sp. (201951)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Clionitites sp. (50840 50849 50850 50851 50852 50853 50855)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Israel (Negev) Clionites sp., Clionites rarecostatus (214655)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (Lombardy) Clionitites sp., Clionitites busiris (56922)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Oregon) Clionites sp. 1, Clionites sp. 2 (220464)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Indoclionites sp. (25405)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Greece Clionites catharinae (217093)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (California) Clionitites angulosus (205009)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Austria Clionites quinquespinatus (222675)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Nepal (Byans) Clionites sp. (214671)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Clionites sp. (112266)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Indonesia (North Sumatra) Clionites sp. (204431)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) Hannaoceras nodifer (49698) Leconteiceras sp. (49644) Sympolycyclus gunningi (137105) Sympolycyclus gunningi, Leconteiceras californicum (137106) Sympolycyclus kellyi (137504 137509 137511)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3China (Guizhou) Clionites zeilleri (85166)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (Oregon) Sympolycyclus sp. (100362)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Choristoceras kellyi, Polycyclus major (33327) Leconteia californica (142565) Leconteia californica, Californites merriami, Polycyclus nodifer, Leconteiceras occidentale, Clionites careyi (33324)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Russian Federation Clionitites sp. (143995)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) Sympolycyclus nodifer (32836)
Tuvalian - Lacian233.6 - 215.38China (Sichuan) Clionites sp. (25406)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Canada (British Columbia) Clionitites punctulus (137026) Clionitites punctulus, Clionitites laevis (138592)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Hungary Clionites pseudonodosus (73270)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Nepal (Byans) Clionites sp. (214672)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) Choristoceras kellyi (140040)
Norian227.3 - 205.7India Arpadites sp., Arpadites salteri, Arpadites hughesi, Arpadites spinosus (85471)