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Thanamites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Thanamitidae

Taxonomy
Thanamites was named by Diener (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Thanamites bicuspidatus. It is the type genus of Thanamitidae.

It was assigned to Isculitidae by Spath (1951); to Thanamitidae by Tozer (1981) and Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Thanamites Diener
1951Thanamites Spath p. 158
1981Thanamites Tozer p. 95
1994Thanamites Tozer p. 143
2002Thanamites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNathorstitaceaeSpath 1951
familyThanamitidaeTozer 1971
genusThanamitesDiener 1908

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. †Thanamites Diener 1908
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Thanamites bicuspidatus Diener 1908
Thanamites contractus Smith 1914
Thanamites parvus McLearn 1937
Thanamites schooleri McLearn 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available