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Metasibiritidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Metasibiritidae

Taxonomy
Metasibiritidae was named by Spath (1951). Its type is Metasibirites.

It was assigned to Clydonitaceae by Tozer (1979) and Tozer (1981); and to Tropitaceae by Tozer (1994).

Subtaxa
Gabboceras, Lissonites, Metasibirites (type genus), Tozeria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Metasibiritidae Spath p. 103
1979Metasibiritidae Tozer p. 129
1981Metasibiritidae Tozer
1994Metasibiritidae Tozer p. 261

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyTropitaceae(Mojsisovics 1875)
familyMetasibiritidae
familyMetasibiritidae

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. †Metasibiritidae Spath 1951
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G. †Gabboceras Taylor and Guex 2002
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†Gabboceras delicatum Taylor and Guex 2002
G. †Lissonites Tozer 1979
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†Lissonites canadensis Tozer 1979
†Lissonites lissoni Jaworski 1922
†Lissonites pecki Tozer 1994
†Lissonites sutanensis Jaworski 1922
G. †Metasibirites Mojsisovics 1896
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†Metasibirites coei Smith 1927
†Metasibirites frechi Hyatt and Smith 1905
†Metasibirites gracilis Smith 1927
†Metasibirites modestus Smith 1927
†Metasibirites pusillus Smith 1927
†Metasibirites pygmaeus Smith 1927
†Metasibirites speratus Tozer 1994
G. †Tozeria Tatzreiter 1985
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†Tozeria yukonensis Tozer 1994
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 Norian to the top of the Sevatian or 228.00000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Metasibirites brockensis, Metasibirites gracilis, Metasibirites pusillus, Metasibirites pygmaeus (144028) Metasibirites coei (144371) Metasibirites modestus, Metasibirites mojsvarensis, Metasibirites shastensis (144078) Tropiceltites frechi (142565 142608 142611)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Colombia (Tolima) Metasibirites annulosus (101066) Metasibirites annulosus, Metasibirites tolimensis (101055)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Nevadites lissoni, Nevadites sutanensis (206477)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Nepal (Byans) Metasibirites spinescens (214672)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Indonesia Metasibirites sp. (220207)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (British Columbia) Lissonites canadensis (139128 139130 139132) Lissonites canadensis, Lissonites pecki (139129) Lissonites sp. (141709) Metasibirites columbianus (139034) Metasibirites speratus (141715)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Alaska) Metasibirites sp. (97814)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Colombia (Tolima) Lissonites canadensis (101052)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (Yukon) Tozeria yukonensis (137094)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Peru (Amazonas) Metasibirites annulosus (100243)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Nevada) Gabboceras delicatum (157631)