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Olenikites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Olenikitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Ceratites sigmatoideus Mojsisovics
1900Olenikites Hyatt p. 559
1934Olenikites Spath
1969Olenekites Kummel
1976Olenekites Bychkov et al.
1994Olenikites Tozer p. 92
1996Olenikites Dagis et al. p. 101
2002Olenikites Sepkoski
2010Olenekites Guex et al. p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDinaritoidea(Mojsisovics 1882)
familyOlenikitidaeTozer 1971
genusOlenikites

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. †Olenikites Hyatt 1900
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Olenikites bombus Tozer 1994
Olenikites canadensis Tozer 1961
Olenikites mangyshlakensis Astakhova 1960
Olenikites spiniplicatus Mojsisovics 1886
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Invalid names: Dinarites densiplicatus Mojsisovics 1886 [synonym], Dinarites intermedius Mojsisovics 1888 [synonym], Dinarites tolli Mojsisovics 1888 [synonym], Dinarites volutus Mojsisovics 1866 [synonym]
Olenikites subtilis Tozer 1994
Olenikites triton Tozer 1994
Invalid names: Ceratites sigmatoideus Mojsisovics 1886 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height187.882.8012.58.152.45
shell diameter1819.68.0032.021.66.20
shell inflation186.772.8012.08.103.22

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 Spathian to the top of the Olenekian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Kazakhstan Olenekites mangyshlakensis (213181)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Ceratites sigmatoideus (212505) Dinarites densiplicatus (212507) Dinarites volutus, Dinarites intermedius (212506) Olenekites altus (214729) Olenekites sp. (214737) Olenekites spiniplicatus (214730) O. spiniplicatus (107049 107190 107211 123385 123387 123495 123505 123508 123548 123939)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Canada (Nunavut) O. canadensis (44047) O. canadensis, O. bombus, O. triton (43853 44049) O. sp. (98547) O. subtilis (61967 61968)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Siberia) O. sp. (72342) O. spiniplicatus (72345 72347 72348 72349 72350 72351 72354 72355 72356 72357 72359 72360 72361 72362 72363 72426)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Olenekites volutus, Olenekites spiniplicatus (212890)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation O. spiniplicatus (124541 124543)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2India (Kashmir) O. sp. (115379)