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Gyrophiceras

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Taxonomy
Gyrophiceras was named by Spath (1934). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Xu (1988); and to Gyronitidae by Spath (1934) and Zakharov and Mu (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Gyrophiceras Spath
1988Gyrophiceras Xu p. 445
2007Gyrophiceras Zakharov and Mu p. 866

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

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. †Gyrophiceras Spath 1934
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Gyronites vermiformes Waagen 1895
Gyrophiceras gangeticum de Koninck 1863
Gyrophiceras plicatum Chao 1959
Gyrophiceras subplicatum Zakharov and Mu 2007
Gyrophiceras vermiformis Waagen 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height714.18.0021.015.24.67
shell diameter739.622.858.042.012.8
shell inflation715.09.4022.017.05.30

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

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan252.17 - 251.2China (Anhui) G. sp. (95654)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India Xenodiscus gangeticus (110990 110992 110993)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) G. subplicatum (113866 113868 113871)
Griesbachian - Smithian251.902 - 247.2China (Qinghai) G. vermiformes (103160)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Gyronites vermiformis (143847)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Gunagxi) G. hsui (44014) G. plicatum (44000)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Indonesia G. vermiformis (214983)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Pakistan Lecanites gangeticus (143838)