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Kingites davidsonianus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Taxonomy
Ceratites davidsonianus was named by de Koninck (1863).

It was recombined as Koninckites davidsonianus by Waagen (1895), Spath (1934); it was recombined as Kingites davidsonianus by Ware and Bucher (2018), Ware and Bucher (2018), Dai et al. (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. borealis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Ceratites davidsonianus de Koninck p. 13 figs. Pl 6, fig 2
1895Kingites lens Waagen p. 232 figs. Pl 26, figs 4a-d
1895Kingites declivis Waagen p. 233 figs. Pl 26, figs 2a-d
1895Koninckites davidsonianus Waagen p. 272 figs. Pl 33, fig 4
1905Aspidites declivis Noetling
1934Kingites lens Spath
1934Koninckites davidsonianus Spath
1934Koninckites occlusus Spath
1996Kingites elegans Waterhouse
2018Kingites davidsonianus Ware and Bucher
2023Kingites davidsonianus Dai et al. fig. 13I

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

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.

†Kingites davidsonianus de Koninck 1863
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Invalid names: Kingites declivis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Kingites elegans Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Kingites lens Waagen 1895 [synonym], Koninckites occlusus Spath 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height221.512.537.024.817.3
shell diameter242.732.057.044.517.7
shell inflation23.673.004.503.751.06

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: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Pakistan Koninckites davidsonianus (143617)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India Kingites lens (104982)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India (Himachal Pradesh) Kingites davidsonianus (217569 217578 217595 217599 217605)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan Kingites davidsonianus (192907) Kingites lens, Kingites declivis (143632) Koninckites davidsonianus, Koninckites occlusus (215004)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Xizang) Kingites davidsonianus (229705 229706 229707 229708 229709)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan (Punjab) Kingites davidsonianus (217490 217505)