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Tropitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Tropitidae Mojsisovics
1896Tropitidae von Mojsisovics
1927Tropitidae Smith
1981Tropitidae Tozer
1994Tropitidae Tozer p. 212

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875

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. †Tropitidae Mojsisovics 1875
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G. †Acanthotropites Tozer 1994
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G. †Anatropites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Anatropites cupressus Tozer 1994
†Anatropites hauchecornei Mojsisovics 1893
†Anatropites maclearni Tozer 1994
†Anatropites pardoneti Tozer 1994
†Anatropites spinosus Mojsisovics 1893
G. †Arctotropites Tozer 1994
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G. †Arietoceltites Diener 1916
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†Arietoceltites arietitoides Mojsisovics 1893
G. †Discotropites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Discotropites davisi Smith 1927
†Discotropites formosus Smith 1927
†Discotropites laurae Mojsisovics 1893
†Discotropites lineatus Smith 1927
†Discotropites plinii Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Eutomoceras empedoclis Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Pleuropinacoceras costatum Wang and He 1976 [synonym]
†Discotropites sengeli Mojsisovics 1893
†Discotropites smithi Kutassy 1933
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Invalid names: Discotropites gemmellaroi Smith 1927 [replaced]
†Discotropites theron Dittmar 1866
Invalid names: Pleuropinacoceras Wang and He 1976 [synonym]
G. †Euisculites Spath 1951
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†Euisculites bittneri Gemmellaro 1904
†Euisculites krystyni Tozer 1994
G. †Gymnotropites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Gymnotropites americanus Hyatt and Smith 1905
G. †Homerites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Homerites semiglobosus Hauer 1855
G. †Homeroceras Tozer 1994
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†Homeroceras grandis Tozer 1994
G. †Hoplotropites Spath 1929
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†Hoplotropites auctus Dittmar 1866
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Invalid names: Margarites subauctus Mojsisovics 1893 [synonym], Margarites sushena Diener 1906 [synonym]
†Hoplotropites circumspinatus Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Margarites devasena Diener 1906 [synonym], Margarites ugdulenai Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym]
†Hoplotropites globosus Tozer 1994
†Hoplotropites jokelyi Hauer 1855
†Hoplotropites ladislai Mojsisovics 1893
†Hoplotropites marii Gemmellaro 1904
Invalid names: Margarites Mojsisovics 1893 [replaced]
G. †Indonesites Welter 1914
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†Indonesites dieneri Welter 1914
†Indonesites sphaericus Smith 1927
G. †Jovites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Jovites borealis Tozer 1961
†Jovites bosnensis Mojsisovics 1893
†Jovites dacus Mojsisovics 1878
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Invalid names: Jovites caroli Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Jovites daciformis Diener 1906 [synonym], Jovites schopeni Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Jovites siculus Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Jovites spectabilis Diener 1906 [synonym], Jovites stoppanii Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Timorotropites subglobosus Wang and He 1976 [synonym], Tropites dubiosus Welter 1914 [synonym]
†Jovites ellipticus Tozer 1994
†Jovites pacificus Smith 1927
Invalid names: Timorotropites Diener 1916 [synonym]
G. †Margaritropites Diener 1916
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Invalid names: Tropites boehmi Smith 1927 [synonym], Tropites philippii Smith 1927 [synonym], Tropites traski Smith 1927 [synonym]
†Margaritropites kokeni Smith 1927
G. †Microtropites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Microtropites galeolus Mojsisovics 1893
†Microtropites tubercularis Mojsisovics 1893
G. †Paratropites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Paratropites arcticus Tozer 1994
†Paratropites bidichotomus Mojsisovics 1893
†Paratropites dittmari Mojsisovics 1893
†Paratropites sellai Mojsisovics 1893
†Paratropites teres Tozer 1994
G. †Paulotropites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Paulotropites labiatus Mojsisovics 1893
G. †Platotropites Wang and He 1976
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†Platotropites rotulus Wang and He 1976
G. †Pleurotropites Tozer 1994
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†Pleurotropites gabbi Smith 1927
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Invalid names: Paratropites (Gymnotropites) yatesi Smith 1927 [synonym], Paratropites antiselli Smith 1927 [synonym], Paratropites arnoldi Smith 1927 [synonym], Paratropites spepsumensis Crickmay 1930 [synonym]
G. †Sibyllites Mojsisovics 1893
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†Sibyllites tenuispinatus Mojsisovics 1893
G. †Tritropidoceras Schenk 1935
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†Tritropidoceras packardi Schenk 1935
G. †Tropites Mojsisovics 1875
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Subg. †Tropites (Paratropites) Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites acutangulus Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites arthaberi Smith 1927
†Tropites brockensis Smith 1927
†Tropites bufonis Tozer 1994
†Tropites dieneri Smith 1927
†Tropites dilleri Smith 1904
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Invalid names: Tropites armatus Smith 1927 [synonym], Tropites occidentalis Smith 1927 [synonym]
†Tropites discobullatus Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites ehrlichi Griesbach 1880
†Tropites fusobullatus Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites hessi Smith 1927
†Tropites involutus Welter 1922
†Tropites izardi Tozer 1994
†Tropites kalapanicus von Mojsisovics 1896
†Tropites keili Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites keiliformis Tozer 1994
†Tropites kellyi Smith 1927
†Tropites mojsvarensis Smith 1927
†Tropites morani Smith 1927
†Tropites morloti Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites payeri Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites reticulatus Smith 1927
†Tropites rotatorius Smith 1927
†Tropites rothpletzi Smith 1927
†Tropites schellwieni Smith 1927
†Tropites shastensis Smith 1927
†Tropites stantoni Smith 1927
†Tropites stearnsi Smith 1927
†Tropites subbullatus Hauer 1849
†Tropites torquillus Mojsisovics 1893
†Tropites ursensis Smith 1927
†Tropites welleri Smith 1927
†Tropites wodani Mojsisovics 1893
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 Anisian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 247.20000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (178 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Sibyllites sp. (206729 206731)
Kaihikuan238.0 - 227.5USA (Nevada) Anatropites silberlingi (174394 174395) Anatropites silberlingi, Anatropites sulfurensis (174391) Tropites nevadanus, Anatropites silberlingi (174390)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Nevada) Tropites crassicostatus, Tropites latiumbilicatus, Tropites nevadanus, Tropites nodosus, Tropites subquadratus, Tropites sp. (32728) Tropites latiumbilicatus, Tropites subquadratus, Tropites sp. (32727) Tropites sp. (32541 32543 32753) Tropites subquadratus (32729)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Laos Discotropites sandlingensis (44791)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) Discotropites formosus (25404 25405)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Vietnam Discotropites sp., Margaritropites fongthoensis (44769)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (nevada) Tropites crassicostatus, Tropites latiumbilicatus, Tropites nevadanus, Tropites subquadratus, Tropites sp. (32816) Tropites sp. (32773 32801 32803 32805 32807)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Canada (British Columbia) Pleurotropites gracilis, Pleurotropites gabbi (56870) Tropites izardi (56869)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India (Uttarakhand) Tropites sp., Tropites discobullatus, Tropites fusobullatus, Jovites bosnensis, Jovites dacus, Tropites acutangulus, Tropites kalapanicus (210803)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Indonesia Indonesites dieneri (204273)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Oregon) Anatropites sp., Arietoceltites sp., Discotropites sp. (49770) Arietoceltites sp. (49771) Tritropidoceras packardi (223838)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Vietnam (Ninh Binh) Discotropites sp. (205956)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0India Eutomoceras plinii (210926) Jovites dacus (210804)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Guizhou) Sibyllites tenuispinosus, Sibyllites sp. (85167)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Oregon) Arietoceltites sp., Discotropites sp. (61743) Tropites sp. (100517)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (California) Paratropites americanus (38326)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Nepal (Byans) Anatropites sp. (214671)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4India Jovites bosnensis (210802)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Discotropites sandlingensis (112268 112269) Discotropites sp., Paratropites sp. (112267) Paratropites sp. (112270) Paratropites sp., Discotropites sandlingensis (112266 112272) Tropites sp., Discotropites sandlingensis (112271)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (Nunavut) Jovites borealis (49805 137156 137161 137163 137956) Paratropites arcticus (49740 137146) Paratropites arcticus, Jovites richardsi (98567)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Nepal Euisculites sp. (92126) Hoplotropites auctus, Jovites dacus (92124) Hoplotropites circumspinatus, Hoplotropites jokelyi, Hoplotropites ladislai, Discotropites plinii, Platotropites rotulus (92125) Jovites dacus (92123) Margaritropites margaritiformis (92120) Microtropites sp. (92127)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Turkey Paratropites hoetzendorfii (154850 154851 154852 154853 154854 154856 154859)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Russian Federation Anatropites sp., Tropitidae indet. (136162)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Indonesia (Timor) Tropites acutangulus (205306)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Italy Discotropites plinii (56973) Tropites sp. (56974)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Indonesia Tropites acutangulus (205161) Tropites involutus (204272) Tropites laestrigonius (205162) Tropites subbullatus (205164)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Anatropites cascadensis (46612 137027 137982) Anatropites cupressus, Anatropites maclearni, Anatropites silberlingi, Anatropites ausoniformis (49744) Anatropites maclearni, Anatropites sulfurensis (138600) Anatropites maclearni, Euisculites krystyni (49803) Anatropites pardoneti (137976 137981) Anatropites sp. (141766) Discotropites sandlingensis (46573 49796 137107 137667) Discotropites sandlingensis, Pleurotropites gabbi (49804) Discotropites smithi (49747 137959 137990) Discotropites smithi, Homerites semiglobosus (137110 137507) Discotropites smithi, Homeroceras grandis (49794 137950) Discotropites smithi, Jovites ellipticus (49743) Discotropites smithi, Margaritropites johnsoni (56872) Discotropites sp. (49646) Discotropites sp., Gymnotropites sp., Tropites sp. (49698) Discotropites sp., Tropites sp., Tropites dilleri, Tropites welleri, Discotropites sandlingensis, Paratropites sellai, Gymnotropites americanus (49644) Discotropites sp., Tropites sp., Tropites welleri (49695) Discotropites sp., Tropites sp., Tropites welleri, Gymnotropites californicus (49706) Discotropites theron (49748 49801 56878 137245) Discotropites theron, Hoplotropites auctus (137510) Discotropites theron, Hoplotropites circumspinatus (137139 141768) Discotropites theron, Jovites bosnensis (137503) Discotropites theron, Paratropites teres, Hoplotropites auctus (137509) Discotropites theron, Paratropites teres, Hoplotropites globosus, Hoplotropites intermedius (56873) Discotropites theron, Tropites bufonis (137504) Discotropites theron, Tropites bufonis, Hoplotropites auctus, Jovites bosnensis (137511) Gymnotropites americanus (137106) Gymnotropites sp., Tropites dilleri, Paratropites sellai (49647) Gymnotropites sp., Tropites sp. (49696) Gymnotropites sp., Tropites sp., Tropites dilleri, Paratropites sellai (49704) Homerites semiglobosus (139047) Homerites semiglobosus, Margaritropites johnsoni, Margaritropites kokeni, Jovites ellipticus (49808) Hoplotropites auctus (139043) Hoplotropites globosus (137506) Hoplotropites intermedius (137515) Hoplotropites marii (138591) Jovites bosnensis (137505) Paratropites spp., Tropites dilleri, Paratropites sellai (49705) Paratropites sulcatus (49650) Paratropites teres (137246) Pleurotropites gabbi (49742) Pleurotropites gracilis (137137) Pleurotropites gracilis, Pleurotropites gabbi (137120) Pleurotropites sp. (49746) Pleurotropites sp., Pleurotropites gracilis (139125) Tropites dilleri (49645 49648 49697 49701) Tropites dilleri, Discotropites sandlingensis, Paratropites sellai, Bacchites sphaericus (49703) Tropites dilleri, Discotropites sandlingensis, Pleurotropites gracilis, Pleurotropites gabbi, Paratropites sulfurensis (138602) Tropites dilleri, Pleurotropites gabbi, Indonesites sphaericus (141646) Tropites izardi (139126) Tropites keiliformis (137105) Tropites sp., Tropites welleri (49700) Tropites welleri (49711) Tropites welleri, Discotropites smithi (49702)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara Timur) Anatropites spinosus (85150)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (Yukon) Acanthotropites racklaensis (49745)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Oregon) Arietoceltites sp. (100362)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Vietnam Paratropites sp. (44770)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovenia Discotropites plinii (57041 85148)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Alaska) Margarites jokelyi (33416) Margarites moffiti (33401) Tropites johnsoni, Discotropites sandlingensis, Discotropites mojsvarensis, Discotropites davisi (33415) Tropites stantoni (33403)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5China (Yunnan) Tropites subbullatus, Tropites payeri, Tropites acutangulus, Tropites kalapanicus (165306)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Nevada) Paratropites sulcatus (201916) Tropites crassicostatus, Tropites latiumbilicatus, Tropites nevadanus, Tropites subquadratus, Tropites sp. (32731) Tropites crassicostatus, Tropites latiumbilicatus, Tropites subquadratus, Tropites sp. (32540)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Mexico (Sonora) Tropites dilleri (32836)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Halorites semiglobosus (142566) Paratropites dittmari (144079) Paratropites sellai (142610) Tropites dilleri, Tropites armatus, Tropites occidentalis, Tropites fusobullatus, Discotropites sandlingensis, Discotropites formosus, Discotropites lineatus, Paratropites antiselli, Paratropites arnoldi, Paratropites gabbi, Paratropites gracilis, Paratropites americanus, Paratropites laevis, Paratropites rotundus, Paratropites yatesi, Paratropites colei, Paratropites shastensis, Jovites sphaericus, Tropites subbullatus, Tropites torquillus, Tropites morloti, Jovites bacchus (33324) Tropites discobullatus (144077) Tropites johnsoni, Discotropites empedoclis, Discotropites laurae (136302) Tropites kellyi, Tropites shastensis, Tropites reticulatus, Tropites dieneri, Tropites kokeni, Tropites philippii, Tropites johnsoni, Tropites arthaberi, Discotropites lineatus, Discotropites laurae, Discotropites sengeli, Margarites jokelyi, Margarites senilis, Margarites septentrionalis, Anatropites hauchecornei, Halorites semiglobosus (33327) Tropites mojsvarensis, Discotropites davisi (142608) Tropites rotatorius, Tropites keili, Tropites wodani, Tropites welleri, Tropites schellwieni, Tropites traski, Tropites boehmi, Tropites morani, Tropites hessi, Tropites arthaberi, Tropites stearnsi, Tropites rothpletzi, Discotropites theron, Discotropites empedoclis, Discotropites gemmellaroi, Microtropites tubercularis (144078) Tropites subbullatus (142565) Tropites ursensis, Tropites reticulatus, Discotropites gemmellaroi, Discotropites mojsvarensis, Tropites brockensis, Jovites pacificus (142611)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Canada (British Columbia) Anatropites sp. (47329)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56China (Sichuan) Discotropites empedoclis (25406)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Discotropites sandlingensis, Discotropites sengeli (73270)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) Tropites sp. (32549 100393)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Canada (Yukon) Arietoceltites lewesensis (137117)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation Euisculites sp. (214915)