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Paragymnites sakuntala

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae

Taxonomy
Placites sakuntala was named by von Mojsisovics (1896). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bambanag, Halorites Beds, which is in a Norian carbonate limestone in India.

It was recombined as Paragymnites sakuntala by Hyatt (1900), Spath (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Placites sakuntala von Mojsisovics figs. Taf. XIX, Fig, 3-5.
1900Paragymnites sakuntala Hyatt p. 557
1939Placites sakuntala Jeannet pp. 111, 243
1951Paragymnites sakuntala Spath p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
subfamilyPlacitinaeWang and He 1976
genusParagymnitesHyatt 1900
speciessakuntala()

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.

†Paragymnites sakuntala von Mojsisovics 1896
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Nepal (Byans) Placites sakuntala (214671)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Nepal (Byans) Placites sakuntala (214672)
Norian227.3 - 205.7India Placites sakuntala (type locality: 85471)