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Tropigymnites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae

Taxonomy
Tropigymnites was named by Spath (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Sibyllites planorbis.

It was assigned to Celtitidae by Spath (1951) and Kummel (1960); to Japonitidae by Tozer (1981); to Japonitinae by Tozer (1994); to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gymnitidae by Vörös (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Tropigymnites Spath p. 102
1960Tropigymnites Kummel
1981Tropigymnites Tozer p. 93
1994Tropigymnites Tozer p. 126
2002Tropigymnites Sepkoski
2018Tropigymnites Vörös p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
genusTropigymnites

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. †Tropigymnites Spath 1951
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†Tropigymnites chandra Diener 1895
†Tropigymnites haueri Tozer 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height49.139.009.209.200.115
shell diameter424.822.530.023.63.42
shell inflation410.18.6013.59.002.72

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: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Japonites chandra (206206)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Sibyllites planorbis (206722)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) T. sp. (230952)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India Japonites chandra (206208)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Thailand (Lampang) T. chandra (211615)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) T. haueri (139052)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Gymnites acutus (142669) T. planorbis (38919 40756) T. sp. (115465 115471 115585)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) T. sp. (115589)