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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) and 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 byzovae Shevyrev 1995
Aegeiceras ugra Diener 1895
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Fassanian or 251.30000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guizhou) Japonites sp., Japonites ziyunensis (213532)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Romania Japonites sp. (216985)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan Japonites meridianus (224865)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Romania Aegeiceras ugra (199554) Japonites sp., Aegeiceras ugra (199553)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Greece (Epidavros) Japonites sp. (211423)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Japonites surgriva (107490) Japonites welteri (106204 114587 138817 138819) Japonites welteri, Japonites starensis (106200)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Greece Aegeiceras ugra (143851) Japonites asseretoi (143856) Japonites sp., Aegeiceras ugra (143855)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0China (Guangxi) Japonites sp. (96994 96995)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) Japonites wrighti (139099)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Japonites raphaelis (102912)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Japan (Miyagi) Ceratites planiplicatus (215819)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Japonites dieneri (206205) Japonites ugra (206199)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorye) Japonites russkiensis (47284)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Japonites kueichowensis (108162) Japonites sp. (44726)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Nepal (Byans) Bukowskiites colvini (206207) Japonites dieneri (214669)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Japonites dieneri (102899)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Xizang) Gymnites ugra (206215)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Oman Japonites subacutus (73252)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Afghanistan (Paktia) Gymnites ugra (41676)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Iran Japonites kirata (94847)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Guangxi) Japonites sp. (96997)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Japonites surgriva (112789)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Aegeiceras byzovae (99509) Japonites labaensis (99522 99523)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) Japonites readi (141761)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) Japonites sp. (44589)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Greece (Epidavros) Japonites raphaeliszojae (211433)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Japan Japonites dieneri (124316)