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Maximitidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Maximitidae

Taxonomy
Maximitidae was named by Ruzhencev (1960).

It was assigned to Prionocerataceae by Korn and Klug (2002); to Pseudohaloritaceae by Korn (2006); and to Pseudohaloritoidea by Furnish et al. (2009).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Maximitidae Ruzhencev
2002Maximitidae Korn and Klug p. 172
2006Maximitidae Korn
2009Maximitidae Furnish et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPseudohaloritoidea(Ruzhencev 1957)
familyMaximitidaeRuzhencev 1960
familyMaximitidaeRuzhencev 1960

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. †Maximitidae Ruzhencev 1960
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G. †Maximites Miller and Furnish 1957
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Maximites alexanderi Nassichuk 1975
Maximites cherokeensis Miller and Owen 1939
Maximites nassichuki Work et al. 2012
Maximites oklahomensis Frest et al. 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Imitoceras cherokeense (170341)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Maximites sp. (62696)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Maximites nassichuki (130261 130262)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) Maximites oklahomensis (132477 170339)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Maximites oklahomensis (92472) Maximites sp. (95)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Maximites oklahomensis (170338 170916)