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Gyronites sitala

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Taxonomy
Danubites sitala was named by Diener (1897). It is not extant. Its type locality is Dharma No. XI, Lissar Valley, Johar (Otoceras beds), which is in an Induan marine horizon in India.

It was recombined as Gyronites sitala by Ware and Bucher (2018), Ware and Bucher (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. plicatilis, G. separatus, G. undatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Danubites sitala Diener
2018Gyronites sitala Ware and Bucher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyGyronitidaeWaagen 1895
genusGyronites
speciessitala()

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.

†Gyronites sitala Diener 1897
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9India Danubites sitala (type locality: 211001)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Xizang) Gyronites sitala (229699 229783)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan (Punjab) Gyronites sitala (217480)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India (Himachal Pradesh) Gyronites sitala (217563 217573 217591)