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Kingites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Taxonomy
Kingites was named by Waagen (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nm Sepkoski's reference number: 302].

It was reranked as Meekoceras (Kingites) by Diener (1897).

It was assigned to Meekoceras by Diener (1897); to Paranoritidae by Spath (1934); to Proptychitidae by Tozer (1994); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gyronitidae by Brühwiler and Bucher (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Kingites Waagen p. 230
1897Meekoceras (Kingites) Diener
1934Kingites Spath
1994Kingites Tozer p. 63
2002Kingites Sepkoski
2012Kingites Brühwiler and Bucher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyGyronitidaeWaagen 1895
genusKingites

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. †Kingites Waagen 1895
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†Kingites davidsonianus de Koninck 1863
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Invalid names: Kingites declivis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Kingites elegans Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Kingites lens Waagen 1895 [synonym], Koninckites occlusus Spath 1934 [synonym]
†Kingites discoidalis Tozer 1994
†Kingites korni Brühwiler et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Kingites parkashi Brühwiler et al. 2010 [synonym]
†Kingites korostelevi Zakharov 1978
†Kingites minutus Waagen 1895
†Kingites thulensis Tozer 1994
†Kingites vidarbha Diener 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1329.110.1112.528.431.8
shell diameter1353.419.8250.045.871.6
shell inflation130.0370.0015.000.0011.93

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: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Pakistan Koninckites davidsonianus (143617)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan K. minutus (143642) K. parkashi (139080)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Afghanistan K. borealis (41669)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2India (Himachal Pradesh) K. korni (217571 217580)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2India K. parkashi (104984 104987)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Canada (Nunavut) K. discoidalis (61972 137934) K. thulensis (61973)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Xizang) K. davidsonianus (229705 229706 229707 229708) K. korni, K. davidsonianus (229709)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Pakistan (Punjab) K. davidsonianus (217490 217505) K. korni (217491 217499)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation K. korostelevi (127715)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2India (Himachal Pradesh) K. davidsonianus (217569 217578 217595 217599 217605) K. korni (217570 217607)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation (Siberia) K. korostelevi (48415 48504 48507 48509 48510)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2India K. korni (104983) K. lens (104982)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Pakistan K. davidsonianus (192907) K. lens, K. declivis (143632) Koninckites davidsonianus, Koninckites occlusus (215004)