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Gyronitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gyronitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Gyronitidae Waagen
1934Catalecanites Spath
1934Catalecanites planus Spath
1934Gyronitidae Spath
2010Gyronitidae Brühwiler et al. p. 728
2015Gyronitinae Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov p. 116
2017Gyronitidae Đaković
2018Gyronitidae Ware and Bucher

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

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.

Fm. †Gyronitidae Waagen 1895
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G. †Abrekites Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
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†Abrekites arthaberi Smith 1932
†Abrekites editus Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
†Abrekites planus Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
G. †Ambites Waagen 1895
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†Ambites atavus Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Gyronites evolvens Waagen 1895 [synonym], Gyronites planissimus Spath 1934 [synonym]
†Ambites bjerageri Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites bojeseni Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites discus Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Ambites impressus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Ambites magnumbilicatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Meekoceras hodgsoni Diener 1897 [synonym], Prionolobus tulungensis Wang and He 1976 [synonym]
†Ambites ferruginus Tozer 1994
†Ambites frechi Tozer 1994
†Ambites impressa Waagen 1895
†Ambites lilangensis Krafft 1909
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Invalid names: Ambites fuliginatus Tozer 1994 [synonym], Meekoceras lingtiense von Krafft 1909 [synonym]
†Ambites nyingmai Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites radiatus Brühwiler et al. 2008
†Ambites rupestris Waagen 1895
†Ambites subradiatus Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites superior Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Meekoceras disciforme von Krafft 1909 [synonym], Prionolobus ovalis Waagen 1895 [synonym]
†Ambites tenuis Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites wissneri Tozer 1994
Invalid names: Gyrolecanites Spath 1934 [synonym], Lilangia Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Pleurambites Tozer 1994 [synonym]
G. †Gyronites Waagen 1895
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†Gyronites arenosus Waagen 1895
†Gyronites bullatus Ware and Bucher 2018
†Gyronites dubius Krafft 1909
†Gyronites frequens Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Gyronites nangaensis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Gyronites spiralis Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Lecanites psilogyrus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Lecanites undatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Prionolobus compressus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Prionolobus plicatilis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Prionolobus plicatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Xenodiscus lilangensis von Krafft 1909 [synonym]
†Gyronites levilatus Ware and Bucher 2018
†Gyronites plicosus Waagen 1895
†Gyronites radians Waagen 1895
†Gyronites recentis Tozer 1994
†Gyronites rigidus Diener 1897
†Gyronites schwanderi Ware and Bucher 2018
†Gyronites sitala Diener 1897
†Gyronites subdharmus Kiparisova 1961
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
G. †Kingites Waagen 1895
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†Kingites davidsonianus de Koninck 1863
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Invalid names: Kingites declivis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Kingites elegans Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Kingites lens Waagen 1895 [synonym], Koninckites occlusus Spath 1934 [synonym]
†Kingites discoidalis Tozer 1994
†Kingites korni Brühwiler et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Kingites parkashi Brühwiler et al. 2010 [synonym]
†Kingites korostelevi Zakharov 1978
†Kingites minutus Waagen 1895
†Kingites thulensis Tozer 1994
†Kingites vidarbha Diener 1897
G. †Kymatites Waagen 1895
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†Kymatites posterus Waagen 1895
†Kymatites typus Waagen 1895
G. †Lingyunites Chao 1950
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†Lingyunites discoides Chao 1950
†Lingyunites tabulatum Đaković 2017
G. †Meekophiceras Tozer 1994
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†Meekophiceras dubium Spath 1935
G. †Mudiceras Brühwiler et al. 2010
G. †Parakymatites Waagen 1895
G. †Subradioceras Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
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†Subradioceras dieneri Waterhouse 1996
†Subradioceras mikhailovichi Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
Invalid names: Catalecanites Spath 1934 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 (300 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan252.17 - 251.2China (Anhui) Gyronites sp., Gyrophiceras sp., Gyrolecanites sp. (95654)
Induan252.17 - 251.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Danubites rigidus (211002)
Induan252.17 - 251.2India Danubites rigidus, Danubites sitala (211001)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Russian Federation Gyronites subdharmus (61960)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Meekoceras arthaberi (33285 33286)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Pakistan Prionolobus impressus, Koninckites davidsonianus (143617)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Vietnam Gyronites sp. (44785)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Armenia Ophiceras dubium (110781)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India Meekoceras hodgsoni (85463) Xenodiscus gangeticus (110990 110992 110993)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Oman Kymatites hodgsoni (44824 44829 44831 44832)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Ambites sp. (104962) Gyronitidae indet. (198878) Gyrophiceras subplicatum, Prionolobus impressus (113871) Kymatites sp., Kymatites yanjiaensis, Gyrophiceras subplicatum, Prionolobus impressus (113866) Kymatites yanjiaensis, Gyrophiceras subplicatum (113868)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Iran Gyronites sp., Lytophiceras dubium (112963)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Ophiceras dubium (112718 112756 118513 118590 118727 118733 118758 118769)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Gyronites subdharmus (90207 90208)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Hubei) Gyronitidae indet. (204866 204869 204872 204882)
Griesbachian - Smithian251.902 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Gyrophiceras vermiformes (103160)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Afghanistan Kingites borealis (41669)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Oman Gyronites sp. (73233)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Gunagxi) Gyrophiceras hsui, Lingyunites discoides (44014) Gyrophiceras plicatum (44000)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Serbia and Montenegro (Bar) Radioceras tabulatum, Abrekites arthaberi (224998) Radioceras tabulatum, Hemiprionites arthaberi (213432)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2India Gyronitidae indet. B (104977) Gyronitidae indet. B, Mudiceras planissimum (104976) Kingites parkashi (104984 104987) Mudiceras planissimum (104978)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Madagascar Meekoceras hodgsoni (119512)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Kingites korni (217571 217580)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Meekoceras arthaberi (33288 33293)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Abrekites editus, Abrekites planus (90220) Subradioceras mikhailovichi (168039)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Gyronites radians, Gyronites arenosus (143846) Gyronites vermiformis (143847) Kingites minutus (143642) Kingites parkashi (139080) Mudiceras planissimum (139082) Parakymatites sp. (102322)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) Gyronites recentis (105327)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Ambites discus (47211 47235) Ambites sp. (47264 47268 47275) Gyronites planissimus (47205) Gyronites separatus, Ambites sp., Gyronites planissimus (47232) Gyronites sp. (47204) Gyronites subdharmus (47267) Gyronitidae indet. (47270 47271) Parakymatites sp. (47258 47272)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (California) Meekoceras arthaberi (33298)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Gyronites superior (97174 97175 97178) Lingyunites discoides (44016 97141 97142 97145 97149 97150 97151 97153 97154 97155 97156)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Gyronites indet. (211957)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2India Lecanites sp. (211000)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Indonesia Gyrophiceras vermiformis (214983)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Gyronites sp. (47203) Gyronites subdharmus (47219 47225 47227 47228 47229 47231 47238 47245 47261 47263)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Armenia Gyronites sp. B (110762)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Pakistan (Punjab) Ambites atavus (217483 217496 217510) Ambites discus, Ambites subradiatus (217497 217504 217511) Ambites lilangensis, Ambites bjerageri, Ambites impressus (217487) Ambites radiatus, Ambites bojeseni (217484) Ambites sp., Ambites discus, Ambites subradiatus (217485) Ambites superior (217486) Ambites tenuis, Ambites atavus (217503) Gyronites dubius (217479) Gyronites frequens (217481 217495 217502 217509) Gyronites frequens, Gyronites schwanderi (217482) Gyronites plicosus (217494 217501 217508) Gyronites plicosus, Gyronites sitala (217480) Gyronites rigidus, Gyronites dubius (217500) Kingites davidsonianus (217490 217505) Kingites korni (217491 217499)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Canada (British Columbia) Ambites fulginatus (61984 61985) Ambites fuliginatus (105257 105258 105265 105267 105309 141648) Ambites fuliginatus, Pleurambites frechi, Ambites wissneri (141647) Meekophiceras columbianum (137502) Pleurambites frechi (61986 105266 105300 105308) Prionolobus lilangense (62472)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation Ambitoides fuliginatus (90209) Gyronites sp., Ambitoides fuliginatus (90210) Kingites korostelevi (127715)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Kingites korostelevi (48415 48504 48507 48509 48510)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2India Ambites discus (104981) Kingites korni (104983) Kingites lens (104982) Pleurambites sp. (104980)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Ambites atavus (217584) Ambites bojeseni (217565 217574 217592 217597 217615) Ambites discus (217575) Ambites discus, Ambites subradiatus, Ambites nyingmai (217602) Ambites frechi, Ambites discus, Ambites nyingmai (217566 217593) Ambites lilangensis (217567 217576 217587 217594 217598 217603) Ambites nyingmai (217586) Ambites radiatus, Ambites bojeseni (217585) Ambites tenuis, Ambites atavus (217614) Gyronites dubius (217561 217572 217581 217609) Gyronites frequens (217601 217610 217613) Gyronites frequens, Ambites atavus (217611) Gyronites frequens, Gyronites bullatus (217564) Gyronites plicosus (217582 217590 217600) Gyronites plicosus, Gyronites levilatus (217612) Gyronites plicosus, Gyronites sitala, Gyronites levilatus (217563 217573 217591) Gyronites schwanderi, Ambites tenuis (217583) Kingites davidsonianus (217569 217578 217595 217599 217605) Kingites korni (217570 217607) Meekoceras lilangense (215005)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Pakistan Ambites discus, Ambites magnumbilicatus (143807) Gyronites evolvens (143844) Gyronites frequens (102304 102305) Gyronites frequens, Ambites rupestris, Lecanites psilogyrus, Gyronites plicosus (143631) Gyronites frequens, Koninckites davidsonianus, Koninckites occlusus (215004) Gyronites nangaensis, Prionolobus compressus (143845) Gyronites planissimus (215026) Gyronites plicatilis, Hypophiceras plicosum (102317) Gyronites sp. (40863 109656 110934 110937 110938 110940 110942 110943 110946 110948 110950) Gyronites superior, Prionolobus ovalis (143843) Gyronites undatus, Gyronites frequens (102318) Hypophiceras plicosum (102316) Kingites davidsonianus (192907) Kingites lens, Kingites declivis (143632) Kymatites posterus (143828) Kymatites typus, Prionolobus plicatilis (143827) Lecanites gangeticus (143838) Lecanites impressus (143842) Lecanites undatus (143840) Prionolobus atavus (143810) Prionolobus atavus, Koninckites impressus (143819) Prionolobus atavus, Lecanites undatus (143841) Prionolobus buchianus (143850) Prionolobus plicatus (143849)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Hubei) Kymatites yanjiaensis (95718) Lytophiceras dubium, Gyronites evolvens, Kymatites xiaohensis (95717)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Xizang) Ambites atavus (229732) Ambites discus (229701 229702 229734 229735 229736) Ambites lilangensis (229738) Ambites lilangensis, Ambites bjerageri (229737) Ambites nyingmai (229703) Ambites radiatus, Ambites bojeseni (229733) Ambites sp. (189588 189589 229704) Gyronites dubius (229696 229697 229698 229727 229728) Gyronites levilatus (229730) Gyronites plicosus (229782 229784 229785) Gyronites plicosus, Gyronites sitala (229783) Gyronites rigidus, Gyronites dubius (229695 229729 229780) Gyronites schwanderi (229700) Gyronites sp., Gyronites frequens, Gyronites schwanderi (229731) Gyronites sp., Gyronites plicosus, Gyronites sitala (229699) Kingites davidsonianus (229705 229706 229707 229708) Kingites korni, Kingites davidsonianus (229709)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2USA (Nevada) Ambites lilangensis (106526 106527 106528 106529 106530) Ambites radiatus (120318) Meekoceras lilangense (96955)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Guangxi) Ambites sp. (104971) Gyronites evolvens, Lingyunites discoides, Prionolobus impressus (44001) Pleurambites radiatus (104964) Prionolobus atavus, Gyronites frequens (104967)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Azerbaijan Gyronites sp. (110726) Kymatites sp. (110640)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Guizhou) Gyronitidae indet., Ambites radiatus (198890) Kymatites yanjiaensis (113869) Pleurambites sp., Meekophiceras franklini (113870)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Canada (Nunavut) Ambites ferruginus (103363 103406 103407) Kingites discoidalis (61972 137934) Kingites thulensis (61973) Meekophiceras franklini (61975 61976 137782)
Dienerian - Spathian250.5 - 247.2China Lingyunites discoides (44006)