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Kyoktites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae

Taxonomy
Kyoktites was named by Ware and Bucher (2018). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Meekocerataceae by Ware and Bucher (2018); and to Ophiceratidae by Jenks et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Kyoktites Ware and Bucher
2021Kyoktites Jenks et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
familyOphiceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusKyoktites

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. †Kyoktites Ware and Bucher 2018
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Kyoktites hebeiseni Ware and Bucher 2018
Kyoktites kyokticum Krafft 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height320.217.724.818.93.80
shell diameter344.638.454.642.28.47
shell inflation39.407.0011.310.52.29

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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Nevada) K. hebeiseni (220329)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Xizang) K. hebeiseni (229696) K. sp., K. hebeiseni (229695)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Diana) Koninckites kyokticus (153773)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Pakistan (Punjab) K. hebeiseni (217479 217500)