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Hellenites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Hellenitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Hellenites Renz and Renz
1951Pseudarniotites Spath p. 9
1952Hellenites Kummel
1969Hellenites Kummel
1981Hellenites Tozer p. 91
2002Hellenites Sepkoski
2014Hellenites Zakharov and Popov p. 7
2016Hellenites 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
genusHellenites

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. †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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height177.695.0013.06.903.28
shell diameter1732.512.554.936.012.0
shell inflation177.664.0017.07.404.92

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