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Tirolites cassianus

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Tirolitidae

Taxonomy

Ceratites cassianus was named by Quenstedt (1845).

It was recombined as Tirolites cassianus by von Mojsisovics (1882), Kittl (1903), Ogilvie Gordon (1927), Spath (1934), Kummel (1969), Wang and Chen (1979), Buriy and Zharnikova (1981), Shigeta and Nguyen (2014), Brayard et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

T. armatus, T. kittli, T. longilobatum, T. rectecostatus, T. subcassianus

Synonyms

Tirolites spinosus was named by von Mojsisovics (1882).

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969), Shigeta and Nguyen (2014).
Tirolites spinosior was named by Kittl (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969), Shigeta and Nguyen (2014).
Tirolites toulai was named by Kittl (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969), Shigeta and Nguyen (2014).
Tirolites haueri was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites turgidus was named by von Mojsisovics (1882). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites darwini was named by von Mojsisovics (1882).

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Ceratites smiriagini was named by Auerbach (1871).

It was recombined as Tirolites smiriagini by von Mojsisovics (1882), Kittl (1903); it was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Paraceratites prior was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia. It is the type species of Tirolitoides.

It was recombined as Xenodiscus prior by Diener (1915); it was recombined as Tirolitoides prior by Spath (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites angustilobatus was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites multispinatus was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites percostatus was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites kerneri was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites (Svilajites) tietzei was named by Kittl (1903). It is not extant. Its type locality is Muć, which is in an Olenekian carbonate limestone in the Werfen Formation of Croatia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).
Tirolites bispinatus was named by Ganev (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bedženedere Valley, SE of Bilka, which is in an Olenekian marine shale/limestone in Bulgaria.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tirolites cassianus by Kummel (1969).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1845	Ceratites cassianus Quenstedt
1871	Ceratites smiriagini Auerbach
1882	Tirolites cassianus von Mojsisovics
1882	Tirolites darwini von Mojsisovics
1882	Tirolites haueri von Mojsisovics
1882	Tirolites smiriagini von Mojsisovics
1882	Tirolites spinosus von Mojsisovics
1882	Tirolites turgidus von Mojsisovics
1903	Paraceratites prior Kittl
1903	Tirolites (Svilajites) tietzei Kittl
1903	Tirolites angustilobatus Kittl
1903	Tirolites cassianus Kittl
1903	Tirolites darwini Kittl
1903	Tirolites haueri Kittl
1903	Tirolites kerneri Kittl
1903	Tirolites multispinatus Kittl
1903	Tirolites percostatus Kittl
1903	Tirolites smiriagini Kittl
1903	Tirolites spinosior Kittl
1903	Tirolites spinosus Kittl
1903	Tirolites toulai Kittl
1903	Tirolites turgidus Kittl
1915	Xenodiscus prior Diener
1927	Tirolites cassianus Ogilvie Gordon
1934	Tirolites angustilobatus Spath
1934	Tirolites cassianus Spath
1934	Tirolites darwini Spath
1934	Tirolites haueri Spath
1934	Tirolites kerneri Spath
1934	Tirolites spinosus Spath
1934	Tirolites turgidus Spath
1934	Tirolitoides prior Spath
1966	Tirolites bispinatus Ganev
1969	Tirolites cassianus Kummel
1974	Tirolites spinosus Zhao and Wang p. 345 figs. Pl 181, figs 13,14
1979	Tirolites cassianus Wang and Chen p. 26 figs. Pl 5, figs 1,2,5,6,9,10; text-fig 13b
1981	Tirolites cassianus Buriy and Zharnikova
2014	Tirolites cassianus Shigeta and Nguyen p. 141 fig. 101
2019	Tirolites cassianus Brayard et al. p. 19 figs. 3D-H

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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	Dinaritoidea	(Mojsisovics 1882)
family	Tirolitidae	()
genus	Tirolites	Mojsisovics 1879
species	cassianus	(Quenstedt 1845)

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.

†Tirolites cassianus Quenstedt 1845

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Invalid names: Tirolites (Svilajites) tietzei Kittl 1903 [synonym], Tirolites angustilobatus Kittl 1903 [synonym], Tirolites bispinatus Ganev 1966 [synonym], Tirolites darwini von Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym], Tirolites haueri von Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym], Tirolites kerneri Kittl 1903 [synonym], Tirolites multispinatus Kittl 1903 [synonym], Tirolites percostatus Kittl 1903 [synonym], Tirolites smiriagini Auerbach 1871 [synonym], Tirolites spinosior Kittl 1903 [synonym], Tirolites spinosus von Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym], Tirolites toulai Kittl 1903 [synonym], Tirolites turgidus von Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym], Tirolitoides prior Kittl 1903 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
shell diameter	2	34.9	29.3	41.6	35.5	8.70

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: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (54 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic	251.902 - 246.7	Hungary (Bakony)	Tirolites cassianus (203240)
Early/Lower Triassic	251.902 - 246.7	Slovenia	Tirolites cassianus (44520)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Bulgaria (Burgas)	Tirolites bispinatus (213185)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Italy (Udine)	Tirolites cassianus (203238)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Russian Federation	Tirolites cassianus, Tirolites smiriagini (211895)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Italy (Belluno)	Tirolites cassianus, Tirolites spinosus, Tirolites darwini, Tirolites smiriagini (211894) Tirolites spinosus, Tirolites smiriagini (211896)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Iran (Isfahan)	Tirolites cassianus (211340)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tirolites cassianus, Tirolites spinosus, Tirolites haueri, Tirolites turgidus, Tirolites darwini (211748) Tirolites haueri (212715)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Italy (South Tyrol)	Tirolites cassianus (205022 205025 205078 211756)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Croatia	Tirolites cassianus, Tirolites spinosus, Tirolites haueri, Tirolites angustilobatus (212710) Tirolites haueri (212711) Tirolites haueri, Tirolites turgidus, Tirolites darwini (212706)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Italy	Tirolites cassianus, Tirolites spinosus, Tirolites darwini (211755)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Croatia (Split-Dalmatia)	Tirolites cassianus, Tirolites spinosus, Tirolites spinosior, Tirolites toulai, Tirolites haueri, Tirolites turgidus, Tirolites darwini, Tirolites smiriagini, Paraceratites prior, Tirolites angustilobatus, Tirolites multispinatus, Tirolites percostatus, Tirolites kerneri, Tirolites tietzei (211741)
Olenekian	249.9 - 246.7	Kazakhstan	Tirolites cassianus (72325 72418 72419)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	USA (Utah)	Tirolites cassianus (213033)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Romania	Tirolites cassianus, Tirolites haueri (161080)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Kazakhstan (Mangyshlak)	Tirolites cassianus (203161)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Hungary	Tirolites cassianus (139951 139952 139953 139954 139957 139961 139967 139968 139969 139970 139971 139973 139974 139982 139983)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	China (Anhui)	Tirolites spinosus (111494)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	China (Qinghai)	Tirolites cassianus (102715 102897 112805 112830)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	China (Jiangsu)	Tirolites spinosus (109786)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Montenegro	Tirolites haueri (215356)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	China (Yunnan)	Tirolites spinosus (99894)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Russian Federation	Tirolites cassianus (191388)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	Vietnam	Tirolites cassianus (155517 155518 155519)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	USA (Idaho)	Tirolites cassianus (202192)
Spathian	248.1 - 246.7	China (Guizhou)	Tirolites spinosus (99893)