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Tumulites
Taxonomy
Tumulites was named by McCaleb et al. (1964). Its type is Tumulites varians.
It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Girtyoceratidae by Korn (2006); and to Girtyoceratinae by Furnish et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Girtyoceratidae by Korn (2006); and to Girtyoceratinae by Furnish et al. (2009).
Species
T. eurinus, T. varians (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Tumulites McCaleb et al. |
| 2002 | Tumilites Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Tumulites Korn |
| 2009 | Tumulites Furnish et al. p. 48 |
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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.
G. †Tumulites McCaleb et al. 1964
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†Tumulites eurinus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
†Tumulites varians McCaleb et al. 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 2 | 6.15 | 4.30 | 8.80 | 6.55 | 3.18 | |
| shell diameter | 2 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 19.7 | 15.6 | 5.73 | |
| shell inflation | 2 | 5.37 | 4.80 | 6.00 | 5.40 | 0.849 |
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Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 330.30000 to 323.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleian | USA (Texas) | T. varians (169951) | |
| Arnsbergian | Russian Federation (Orenburg) | T. eurinus (166932 166938) |