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Isculitoides

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paragoceratidae

Taxonomy
Isculitoides was named by Spath (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Isculites originis.

It was assigned to Paranannitidae by Spath (1934), Kummel (1969), Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paragoceratidae by Guex et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Isculites Arthaber
1930Isculitoides Spath
1934Isculitoides Spath
1969Isculitoides Kummel
1981Isculitoides Tozer p. 90
1994Isculitoides Tozer p. 77
2002Isculitoides Sepkoski
2010Isculitoides Guex et al. p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyParagoceratidae
genusIsculitoidesSpath 1930

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. †Isculitoides Spath 1930
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Isculitoides minor Tozer 1965
Isculitoides originis Arthaber 1911
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Invalid names: Isculites antiglobulus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Isculites globulus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Isculites globulusantiglobulus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym], Isculites globulusoriginis Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
Isculitoides suboviformis Kiparisova and Krishtofovich 1954
Isculitoides wasserbergi Kummel 1969
Invalid names: Isculites Arthaber 1911 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height289.047.5011.19.051.80
shell diameter2831.915.748.134.29.09
shell inflation280.8190.1003.001.251.21

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: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) I. suboviformis (47282)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Afghanistan (Pakhtia) I. originis (111023)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) I. minor (105311 105317 105321 105326)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Greece Isculites originis, Isculites globulus, Isculites antiglobulus, Isculites globulusoriginis, Isculites globulusantiglobulus (112607 112609) Isculites originis, Isculites globulusoriginis, Isculites globulusantiglobulus (112608)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) I. originis (103161)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Indonesia I. originis (214984)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) I. wasserbergi (213026)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) I. originis (109419)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan I. originis (186960)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Albania I. originis (97000)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guizhou) I. minor, I. ellipticus, I. ziyunensis (213532)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Gunagxi) I. sp. (44003)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) I. originsis, I. ellipticus (44005)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Iran (Isfahan) I. seyedemamii (211340)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Greece I. originis (73186)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Indonesia I. originis (214983)