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Frankites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Trachyceratidae

Taxonomy
Frankites was named by Tozer (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was assigned to Trachyceratidae by Tozer (1981); to Trachyceratinae by Tozer (1994); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anolcitinae by Mietto and Manfrin (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Frankites Tozer
1981Frankites Tozer p. 96
1994Frankites Tozer p. 164
2002Frankites Sepkoski
2008Frankites Mietto and Manfrin p. 396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea(Haug 1894)
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyAnolcitinae
genusFrankitesTozer 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.

G. †Frankites Tozer 1971
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Frankites apertus Mojsisovics 1893
Frankites glaber Tozer 1994
Frankites regoledanus Mojsisovics 1869
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Invalid names: Trachyceras mundevillae Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym]
Frankites sutherlandi McLearn 1947
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height921.210.532.522.18.79
shell diameter935.612.965.040.019.3
shell inflation910.45.0016.910.04.57

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 Anisian to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Thailand (Lampang) Trachyceras regoledanum (211615)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Paratrachyceras regoledanum (204518)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0India (Himachal Pradesh) F. sp., F. regoledanus (44732)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Bergamo) Trachyceras regoledanum (212012)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Ammonites regoledanus (231733)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) F. sutherlandi (44147 44153)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Guangxi) F. leyeensis, F. sp. (44947)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy F. apertus (50821) F. sp. (50797)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Trachyceras regoledanum (211846 212013)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovenia Trachyceras regoledanum (212313)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Brescia) Trachyceras regoledanum (212324)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Thailand Paratrachyceras regoledanum (44809)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Protrachyceras mundevillae (205129 205132) Trachyceras mundevillae (212343) Trachyceras regoledanum (211901)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Malaysia (Kelantan) F. apertus, F. regoledanus (211342)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Lombardy) F. regoledanus (44668)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Canada (British Columbia) F. glaber (137961 138615)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Yunnan) F. sp. (196166)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0USA (Nevada) F. sutherlandi (48134)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Thailand (Lampang) Trachyceras regoledanum (211616)
Julian235.0 - 232.0USA (Nevada) F. sutherlandi (186869 186870)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Malaysia (Kedah) F. apertus (215837)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Canada (British Columbia) F. sutherlandi (43793 44150 137042 137043 137391 137392 137393 137946 138613 138614 138630 138631 138632 138636 138637 139113 139122 141633 141635 141652)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy F. apertus (50846 50851 50855 141960 142057) F. sp. (50861 50865 50866 141972 142050 142055) F. sp. A (141959) F. sp., F. apertus (141979 142053 142054) F. sp., F. sp. A, F. apertus (142066) Trachyceras mundevillae (171160)