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Iranites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Xenodiscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Iranites Teichert and Kummel p. 407
1975Iranites Spinosa et al. p. 247
2002Iranites Leonova
2006Iranites Korn
2021Iranites Korn and Hairapetian p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoidea(Frech 1902)
familyXenodiscidaeFrech 1902
genusIranites

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. †Iranites Teichert and Kummel 1973
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†Iranites ishii Bando 1979
†Iranites transcaucasicus Shevyrev 1965
†Iranites transcaucasius Shevyrev 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height218.218.018.418.20.283

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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Russian Federation I. sp. (212287)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Armenia I. sp. (110752) I. transcaucasicus (110775)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Azerbaijan I. sp. (110600 110644 110646 110703) I. transcaucasicus (110647 110685) I. transcaucasius (110693) Tompophiceras transcaucasium (97244)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Iran I. sp., I. transcaucasius, I. ishii (63893) I. transcaucasius (119048 119049 119052 119056 119057 119058 119059 119060 119061 119062 119063 119070 119071 119072 181512) Tompophiceras transcaucasium (118286)