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Hellenitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Hellenitidae

Taxonomy
Hellenitidae was named by Kummel (1952).

It was synonymized subjectively with Columbitidae by Tozer (1981).

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Kummel (1969); and to Dinaritoidea by Ehiro et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Hellenitidae Kummel
1969Hellenitidae Kummel
2016Hellenitidae Ehiro et al. p. 97

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyHellenitidaeKummel 1952
familyHellenitidaeKummel 1952

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. †Hellenitidae Kummel 1952
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G. †Hellenites Renz and Renz 1948
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Subg. †Hellenites (Pallasites) Renz and Renz 1948
†Hellenites elegans Guex et al. 2005
†Hellenites idahoense Smith 1932
†Hellenites inopinatus Kiparisova 1958
†Hellenites praematurus Arthaber 1911
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Invalid names: Hellenites trikkalinoi Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
†Hellenites radiatus Renz and Renz 1948
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Invalid names: Hellenites (Pallasites) striatus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
†Hellenites subpraematurus Zharnikova 1985
Invalid names: Pseudarniotites Spath 1951 [synonym]
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: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Hellenites inopinatus (47279 47280 47295) Hellenites sp. (47254 47294) Hellenites tchernyscheviensis (47290)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Jiangsu) Hellenites praematurus (150825)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Greece Hellenites praematurus (112608) Hellenites praematurus, Hellenites trikkalinoi, Hellenites radiatus (112609) Hellenites praematurus, Hellenites trikkalinoi, Hellenites radiatus, Hellenites striatus (112607)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Anhui) Hellenites sp. (111494 111495)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Hellenites subpraematurus (151082)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Hellenites radiatus (213026)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan Hellenites elegans (173664) Hellenites inopinatus (186959) Subcolumbites perrinismithi (186962)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Albania Hellenites praematurus (97000)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Hellenites elegans (109412) Hellenites idahoense (123937) Pseudharpoceras idahoense (33319)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guizhou) Hellenites praematurus (99895)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Hellenites praematurus (44004 44007 99900 99904)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Kazakhstan Hellenites kazakhstanicus (72330 72331 72332 72422)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Greece Hellenites sp. (73176 73181) Hellenites sp., Hellenites praematurus (72319) Hellenites sp., Hellenites praematurus, Hellenites radiatus (73171) Hellenites sp., Hellenites radiatus (73174)