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Durangites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Himalayitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Durangites Verma and Westermann p. 253
1989Durangites Myczynski p. 107
2002Durangites Sepkoski
2015Durangites Frau et al. p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyHimalayitidaeSpath 1925
genusDurangites

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.

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Durangites acanthicus Burckhardt 1912
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Invalid names: Durangites incertus Burckhardt 1912 [synonym]
Durangites alencasteri Verma and Westermann 1973
Durangites cohglani Aguilera 1895
Durangites heilprini Aguilera 1895
Durangites humboldti Burckhardt 1912
Durangites vulgaris Burckhardt 1912
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Invalid names: Durangites densestriatus Burckhardt 1912 [synonym]
Durangites zigzagcostatus Cantu-Chapa 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.20
shell diameter116.7
shell inflation17.60

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Middle Berriasian or 145.06000 to 139.10000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Cuba D. sp., D. humboldti, D. acanthicus (57715)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Tunisia D. vulgaris (178459)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Cuba D. acanthicus (57204)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico D. acanthicus, D. heilprini (197968) D. heilprini (197750 197753) D. heilprini, D. alencasteri (197751 197969) D. sp. A, D. sp. B, D. zigzagcostatus (142314) D. sp., D. vulgaris, D. heilprini, D. alencasteri (197971) D. vulgaris (197754) D. vulgaris, D. heilprini (197748) D. vulgaris, D. heilprini, D. alencasteri (197758)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Peru D. limensis (37887)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian143.1 - 139.1Mexico ( San Luis Potosí ) D. sp. (192479 192480 192482 192495)