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Ambites superior

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Taxonomy
Gyronites superior was named by Waagen (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is West of Khoora, uppermost beds of Lower Ceratite Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Dienerian carbonate limestone in the Lower Ceratite Limestone Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Ambites superior by Ware and Bucher (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Gyronites superior Waagen p. 294 figs. Pl 37, fig 6
1895Prionolobus ovalis Waagen p. 316 figs. Pl 35, fig 1
1909Meekoceras disciforme von Krafft
1934Gyronites superior Spath
2008Gyronites superior Brayard and Bucher p. 40 figs. Pl 15, figs 1-3; text-fig 35
2018Ambites superior 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
genusAmbites
speciessuperior()

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.

†Ambites superior Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Meekoceras disciforme von Krafft 1909 [synonym], Prionolobus ovalis Waagen 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height518.610.029.020.27.77
shell diameter541.420.073.052.022.9
shell inflation514.35.0027.017.59.03

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 Dienerian to the top of the Smithian or 250.50000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan Gyronites superior, Prionolobus ovalis (type locality: 143843)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan (Punjab) Ambites superior (217486)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Gyronites superior (97174 97175 97178)