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Gymnitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Gymnitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Gymnitidae Waagen
1969Gymnitidae Kummel
1971Gymnitidae Astakhova p. 82
1981Gymnitidae Tozer
1994Gymnitidae Fantini Sestini
1994Gymnitidae Tozer p. 125
1996Gymnitidae Fantini Sestini
2018Gymnitidae Vörös p. 135

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 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. †Gymnitidae Waagen 1895
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G. †Constrigymnites Bucher 1992
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†Constrigymnites robertsi Bucher 1992
G. †Costigymnites Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
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†Costigymnites asiaticus Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
G. †Eogymnites Spath 1951
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†Eogymnites arthaberi Diener 1915
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Invalid names: Eogymnites decipiens Spath 1951 [synonym]
†Eogymnites maduoensis Wang and Chen 1976
G. †Epigymnites Diener 1916
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†Epigymnites alexandrae Smith 1914
†Epigymnites credneri von Mojsisovics 1882
†Epigymnites credneriformis Fantini Sestini 1994
†Epigymnites ecki von Mojsisovics 1882
†Epigymnites frequens Fantini Sestini 1994
†Epigymnites jollyanus Oppel 1863
†Epigymnites moelleri von Mojsisovics 1882
†Epigymnites paronae Longhi 1899
G. †Gymnites von Mojsisovics 1882
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†Gymnites aghdarbandensis Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
†Gymnites arthaberi von Mojsisovics 1902
†Gymnites asseretoi Tozer 1972
†Gymnites billingsi Bucher 1989
†Gymnites breunneri Hauer 1849
†Gymnites calli Smith 1914
†Gymnites compressus Tozer 1994
†Gymnites depauperatus Diener 1907
†Gymnites evolutus Shevyrev 1995
†Gymnites gibberulus Arthaber 1896
†Gymnites humboldti von Mojsisovics 1882
†Gymnites incultus Beyrich 1867
†Gymnites kirata Diener 1895
†Gymnites machangpingensis Zhao and Wang 1974
†Gymnites mandiva Diener 1907
†Gymnites obliquus von Mojsisovics 1882
†Gymnites palmai von Mojsisovics 1869
†Gymnites perplanus Meek 1877
†Gymnites petilus Wang and Chen 1979
†Gymnites procerus Tozer 1994
†Gymnites raphaelis Tommasi 1899
†Gymnites religiosus Diener 1907
†Gymnites robinsoni Shevyrev 1995
†Gymnites sankara Diener 1895
†Gymnites subclausus von Hauer 1888
†Gymnites toulai Arthaber 1915
†Gymnites tozeri Bucher 1992
†Gymnites tregorum Silberling and Nichols 1982
†Gymnites vasantasena Diener 1895
†Gymnites vastesellatus Welter 1915
†Gymnites watanabei von Mojsisovics 1888
Subfm. †Gymnitinae Tozer 1994
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G. †Anagymnites Hyatt 1900
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†Anagymnites acutus Hauer 1892
†Anagymnites grandis Vavilov and Arkadiev 1986
†Anagymnites lamarcki Oppel 1863
†Anagymnites torrensii Diener 1907
†Anagymnites viaalaska McLearn 1946
G. †Buddhaites Diener 1895
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†Buddhaites hagei McLearn 1946
†Buddhaites rama Diener 1895
G. †Discogymnites Tozer 1994
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†Discogymnites hollandi McLearn 1948
G. †Inaigymnites Bando 1967
Subfm. †Japonitinae Tozer 1971
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G. †Caucasites Shevyrev 1968
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†Caucasites evolutus Shevyrev 1968
†Caucasites inflatus Shevyrev 1968
†Caucasites mulleri Tozer 1994
†Caucasites nicholsi Bucher 1989
†Caucasites orchardi Bucher 2002
G. †Kiparisovia Bychkov et al. 1976
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†Kiparisovia khivachensis Bychkov et al. 1976
G. †Parapinacoceras Diener 1916
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G. †Paraplacites Oravecz 1962
G. †Phyllytoceras Wiedmann 1970
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†Phyllytoceras intermedium Wiedmann 1970
Subfm. †Placitinae Wang and He 1976
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G. †Paragymnites Hyatt 1900
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†Paragymnites sakuntala von Mojsisovics 1896
†Paragymnites symmetricus von Mojsisovics 1873
G. †Placites Mojsisovics 1896
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†Placites humboldtensis Hyatt and Smith 1905
†Placites myophorus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites oldhami von Mojsisovics 1896
†Placites omphalius von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites oxyphyllus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites perauctus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites placodes von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites platyphyllus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites polydactylus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites postsymmetricus von Mojsisovics 1873
†Placites subsymmetricus von Mojsisovics 1873
G. †Protoplatytes Cockerell 1905
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†Protoplatytes neglectus von Mojsisovics 1873
Invalid names: Platytes von Mojsisovics 1902 [replaced]
G. †Tropigymnites Spath 1951
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†Tropigymnites chandra Diener 1895
†Tropigymnites haueri Tozer 1994
G. †Xiphogymnites Spath 1951
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†Xiphogymnites spiniger Diener 1917
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Sevatian or 251.20000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (270 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Romania Eogymnites arthaberi (213521)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Albania Eogymnites arthaberi (97000)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guizhou) Japonites maduoensis (213532)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Greece Eogymnites arthaberi (72315)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Canada (British Columbia) Caucasites mulleri, Gymnites procerus (138608) Caucasites orchardi (114648) Discogymnites hollandi (137383 139056) Gymnites hollandi (43796)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Romania Eogymnites arthaberi (216986)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Caucasites nicholsi (112707 112784 112791 114114 114582) Caucasites nicholsi, Gymnites billingsi (112778) Gymnites tregorum (143265 143268)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Anagymnites grandis (177717) Anagymnites hollandi (124944)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Gymnites toulai (103146) Gymnites vastesellatus, Gymnites petilus (102904)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Iran (Isfahan) Gymnites asseretoi, Gymnites religiosus, Gymnites palmai (211341)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (British Columbia) Paragymnites symmetricus (139038)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Nevada) Placites humboldtensis (33379) Placites symmetricus (37246)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Pinacoceras oxyphyllum (159543 159564) Pinacoceras oxyphyllum, Pinacoceras myophorum (159563) Pinacoceras symmetricum, Pinacoceras myophorum (159544)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Ukraine Placites postsymmetricus (150943)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan Placites polydactylus (151033 151036 151040)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Alaska) Placites indet. (44440)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Placites subsymmetricus (214908)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation Placites intuslabiatus (214915) Placites platyphyllus (214881) Placites polydactylus (143993 144000 144001 144002 144003 144004) Placites sp. (214883)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Placites polydactylus (137063 137114 137969 141688 141689 141734)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Phyllytoceras intermedium (173630) Pinacoceras neglectum (159558) Pinacoceras platyphyllum (159555 159559 159560)