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Paragymnites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4622967https://www.gbif.org/species/4622967
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)14292https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14292
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gymnitidae : Paragymnites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Gymnitidae : Paragymnites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea
familyGymnitidaeWaagen 1895
subfamilyPlacitinaeWang and He 1976
genusParagymnitesHyatt 1900
Scientific NameParagymnites Hyatt, 1900
Name Published Inin Eastman-Zittel, Text-Book Pal., 1
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Paragymnitesgenusbelongs to Pinacoceratidaestated with evidenceSpath, 1951
Paragymnitesgenusbelongs to Gymnitidaestated with evidenceTozer, 1981
Paragymnitesgenusbelongs to Placitinaestated with evidenceTozer, 1994
Paragymnitesgenusbelongs to Ceratitidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance228 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance212 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ceratitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Paragymnites sakuntala
species
listed (PBDB)
Paragymnites symmetricus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Placites sakuntala
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1900Paragymnites Hyatt
1951Paragymnites Spath p. 167
1981Paragymnites Tozer p. 94
1994Paragymnites Tozer p. 130
2002Paragymnites Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Spath L. F. (1951) , Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History), Part V, The Ammonoidea of the Trias (II), 1-228
Tozer E. T. (1981) Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms, The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group, 66-100
Tozer E. T. (1994) Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467, 1-663
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
in Eastman-Zittel, Text-Book Pal., 1 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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