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Japonitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Japonitidae

Taxonomy
Japonitidae was named by Tozer (1971).

It was reranked as the subfamily Japonitinae by Tozer (1994).

It was assigned to Pinacocerataceae by Tozer (1981); to Gymnitidae by Tozer (1994); and to Pinacoceratoidea by Vörös (2018), Ehiro (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Japonitidae Tozer
1981Japonitidae Tozer
1994Japonitinae Tozer p. 125
2018Japonitidae Vörös p. 134
2022Japonitidae Ehiro p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyJaponitidaeTozer 1971
familyJaponitidaeTozer 1971

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. †Japonitidae Tozer 1971
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G. †Aegeiceras Fantini Sestini 1981
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Aegeiceras ugra Diener 1895
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Invalid names: Aegeiceras byzovae Shevyrev 1995 [synonym]
G. †Bukowskiites Diener 1907
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Bukowskiites colvini Diener 1907
G. †Japonites Mojsisovics 1893
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Japonites asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1981
Japonites dieneri Martelli 1904
Japonites kirata Diener 1895
Japonites labaensis Robinson 1947
Japonites meridianus Welter 1915
Japonites planiplicatus von Mojsisovics 1888
Japonites readi Tozer 1994
Japonites starensis Bucher 1989
Japonites surgriva Diener 1895
Japonites welteri Bucher 1989
Japonites wrighti Tozer 1994
Japonites ziyunensis Wang 1978
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 Spathian to the top of the Fassanian or 248.10000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Romania Japonites sp. (216985)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Guizhou) Japonites sp., Japonites ziyunensis (213532)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Japonites meridianus (224865)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99China (Guangxi) Japonites sp. (96994 96995)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Greece (Epidavros) Japonites sp. (211423)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Romania Aegeiceras ugra (199553 199554)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Greece Aegeiceras ugra (143851) Japonites asseretoi (143856) Japonites sp., Aegeiceras ugra (143855)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99USA (Nevada) Japonites surgriva (107490) Japonites welteri (106204 114587 138817 138819) Japonites welteri, Japonites starensis (106200)
Aegean - Bithynian246.7 - 244.24Canada (British Columbia) Japonites wrighti (139099)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation (Primorye) Japonites russkiensis (47284)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Oman Japonites subacutus (73252)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Qinghai) Japonites dieneri (102899)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Japan (Miyagi) Ceratites planiplicatus (215819)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464India (Himachal Pradesh) Japonites dieneri (206205) Japonites ugra (206199)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Xizang) Gymnites ugra (206215)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Afghanistan (Paktia) Gymnites ugra (41676)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Japonites kueichowensis (108162) Japonites sp. (44726)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Nepal (Byans) Bukowskiites colvini (206207) Japonites dieneri (214669)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24USA (Nevada) Japonites surgriva (112789)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Iran Japonites kirata (94847)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24China (Guangxi) Japonites sp. (96997)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Russian Federation Aegeiceras byzovae (99509) Japonites labaensis (99522 99523)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Canada (British Columbia) Japonites readi (141761)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Greece (Epidavros) Japonites raphaeliszojae (211433)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Veszprem) Japonites sp. (44589)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Japan Japonites dieneri (124316)