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Cymbites

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Cymbitidae

Taxonomy
Cymbites was named by Neumayr (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine-l J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Cymbitidae.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cymbitidae by Smith and Tipper (1996), Howarth (2013) and Edmunds et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Cymbites Neumayr
1923Metacymbites Spath
1996Cymbites Smith and Tipper p. 23
2002Cymbites Sepkoski
2002Metacymbites Sepkoski
2013Cymbites Howarth p. 35
2016Cymbites Edmunds et al. p. 158

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyCymbitidaeBuckman 1919
genusCymbitesNeumayr 1878

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. †Cymbites Neumayr 1878
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†Cymbites berardi Dumortier 1867
†Cymbites davidsoni d'Orbigny 1850
†Cymbites globosus Zieten 1832
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Invalid names: Ammonites laevigatus Dumortier 1864 [synonym], Cymbites neglectus Spath 1926 [synonym]
†Cymbites laevigatus Sowerby 1827
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Invalid names: Cymbites subcostulatus Spath 1926 [synonym]
†Cymbites obesus Reynes 1879
†Cymbites sternalis d'Orbigny 1845
Invalid names: Metacymbites Spath 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height33.332.207.002.402.72
shell diameter311.38.4020.08.706.61
shell inflation33.662.507.002.802.52

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Turneri to the top of the Kunae or 196.50000 to 184.10000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) C. laevigatus (199692)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) C. laevigatus (204147 204148) C. sp. (204149 204150)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Yorkshire) C. sp. (219466)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Yorkshire) C. sp. (219468)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Dorset) C. sp. (170337)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Somerset) C. globosus (179699 179702 179703)
Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Ukraine (Crimea) C. sp. (230735)
Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Turkey C. sp. (147285 147343)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) C. laevigatus (158211)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Metacymbites sp. (204126)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) C. centriglobus, C. laevigatus (33267) C. laevigatus (198499)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0France C. centriglobus (146356 146454 146615 146616 148006 148008 148009 148040 148053 148092 148122 148129 148139 148140 148141) C. sp. (148144)
Davoei - Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France C. centriglobus (148091 148106)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France (Centre-Val de Loire) C. centriglobus (234369)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Tunisia C. laevigatus (170523)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0France C. centriglobus (146471) C. globosus (146488 146637) C. sp. (147977 147978)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France C. primus (210785)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France C. centriglobus (146586 146603 146606)
Kunae185.7 - 184.1Canada (British Columbia) C. centriglobus, C. laevigatus (33165)