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Gymnotropites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tropitidae

Taxonomy
Gymnotropites was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Paratropites (Gymnotropites) americanus.

It was reranked as Paratropites (Gymnotropites) by Hyatt and Smith (1905) and Smith (1927).

It was assigned to Paratropites by Hyatt and Smith (1905) and Smith (1927); to Tropitidae by Spath (1951), Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Gymnotropites Hyatt and Smith
1905Paratropites (Gymnotropites) Hyatt and Smith p. 56
1927Paratropites (Gymnotropites) Smith
1951Gymnotropites Spath p. 89
1981Gymnotropites Tozer p. 98
1994Gymnotropites Tozer p. 214
2002Gymnotropites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyTropitidaeMojsisovics 1875
genusGymnotropitesHyatt and Smith 1905

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. †Gymnotropites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Gymnotropites americanus Hyatt and Smith 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter119.7

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: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (California) Paratropites americanus (38326)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) G. americanus (49644 137106) G. californicus (49706) G. sp. (49647 49696 49698 49704)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Paratropites americanus, Paratropites laevis, Paratropites rotundus (33324)