PBDB Taxon

Basic info	Taxonomic history	Classification	Included Taxa
Morphology	Ecology and taphonomy	External Literature Search	Age range and collections

Vishnuites pralambha

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae

Taxonomy

Vishnuites pralambha was named by Diener (1897). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

V. decipiens, V. decipiens

Synonyms

Vishnuites huazhongensis was named by Xu (1988). Its type specimen is Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50571 and is a cast. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-1, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Vishnuites pralambha by Brühwiler et al. (2008), Dai et al. (2019).
Vishnuites lichuanensis was named by Xu (1988). Its type specimen is Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50572 and is a cast. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-1, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Vishnuites pralambha by Brühwiler et al. (2008), Dai et al. (2019).
Vishnuites marginalis was named by Chao (1959).

It was synonymized subjectively with Vishnuites pralambha by Brühwiler et al. (2008), Dai et al. (2019).
Vishnuites orientalis was named by Xu (1988). Its type specimen is Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50578 and is a cast. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-1, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Vishnuites pralambha by Brühwiler et al. (2008), Dai et al. (2019).
Vishnuites yangziensis was named by Xu (1988). Its type specimen is Yichang Inst Geol Min Res IV50579 and is a cast. Its type locality is Xiaohe Xh-80-C-1, Lichuan, which is in a Dienerian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ruiping Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Vishnuites pralambha by Brühwiler et al. (2008), Dai et al. (2019).
Vishnuites wenjiangsiensis was named by Zakharov and Mu (2007). Its type specimen is NIGP 139983 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wenjiangsi Section, Triassic Beds 16-21, Guiding, which is in a Griesbachian carbonate limestone in the Daye Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Vishnuites pralambha by Brühwiler et al. (2008), Dai et al. (2019).
Pseudovishnuites guidingensis was named by Zakharov and Mu (2007). Its type specimen is NIGP 139992 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wenjiangsi Section, Triassic Bed 16, Guiding, which is in a Griesbachian carbonate limestone in the Daye Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Vishnuites pralambha by Brühwiler et al. (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1897	Vishnuites pralambha Diener
1934	Vishnuites pralambha Spath
1959	Vishnuites marginalis Chao
1988	Vishnuites huazhongensis Xu p. 441 figs. Pl 1, fig 8; text-fig 6
1988	Vishnuites lichuanensis Xu p. 441 figs. l 1, fig 3; pl 2, fig 10; text-fig 7
1988	Vishnuites orientalis Xu p. 443 figs. Pl 2, fig 6; text-fig 9
1988	Vishnuites yangziensis Xu p. 444 figs. Pl 1, fig 9; pl 2, fig 3; text-fig 10
2007	Vishnuites wenjiangsiensis Zakharov and Mu
2007	Vishnuites yangziensis Zakharov and Mu p. 860 figs. 5.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10, 6.12
2007	Pseudovishnuites guidingensis Zakharov and Mu p. 862 figs. 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5
2008	Vishnuites pralambha Brühwiler et al. p. 1161 figs. Pl 1, figs 18-21
2019	Vishnuites pralambha Dai et al. p. 54 figs. 4.21-4.23

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Meekocerataceae	Waagen 1895
family	Ophiceratidae	Arthaber 1911
genus	Vishnuites
species	pralambha

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.

†Vishnuites pralambha Diener 1897

show all | hide all

Invalid names: Pseudovishnuites guidingensis Zakharov and Mu 2007 [synonym], Vishnuites huazhongensis Xu 1988 [synonym], Vishnuites lichuanensis Xu 1988 [synonym], Vishnuites marginalis Chao 1959 [synonym], Vishnuites orientalis Xu 1988 [synonym], Vishnuites wenjiangsiensis Zakharov and Mu 2007 [synonym], Vishnuites yangziensis Xu 1988 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell height	26	26.2	12.7	62.0	28.1	9.53
shell diameter	26	65.0	30.5	135.0	69.7	20.9
shell inflation	26	20.0	8.20	36.6	21.9	7.66

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 Griesbachian to the top of the Dienerian or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (22 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian	251.902 - 250.5	China (Guizhou)	Vishnuites pralambha (104961 198883 198884 198888) Vishnuites wenjiangsiensis, Pseudovishnuites guidingensis (113866) Vishnuites yangziensis, Vishnuites wenjiangsiensis, Pseudovishnuites guidingensis (113871)
Griesbachian	251.902 - 250.5	India	Vishnuites pralambha (44028)
Griesbachian	251.902 - 250.5	Iran	Vishnuites pralambha (112963)
Griesbachian	251.902 - 250.5	China (Hubei)	Vishnuites pralambha (204866 204867 204869 204871 204877)
Dienerian	250.5 - 249.9	China (Guangxi)	Vishnuites pralambha (104964 104965)
Dienerian	250.5 - 249.9	India (Kashmir)	Vishnuites pralambha (115378)
Dienerian	250.5 - 249.9	China (Hubei)	Vishnuites huazhongensis, Vishnuites lichuanensis, Vishnuites marginalis, Vishnuites orientalis, Vishnuites yangziensis (95717) Vishnuites pralambha (218270 218271 218272 218274)
Dienerian - Spathian	250.5 - 246.7	China	Vishnuites marginalis (44006)