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Adrianites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Goniatitida
Superfamily:
Adrianitoidea
Family:
Adrianitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Adrianites GEMMELLARO, 1887, p. 41
Type Species:
A. elegans Gemmellaro, 1887, p. 43, SD DIENER, 1921, p. 20
Images
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Fig. 76, 3 a-d . * A. elegans, Sosio limestone, a-c, lectotype (herein), MGUP 85A of Gemmellaro (1887, pl. 6, 14-15), X 2, d, topotype, GPIT 24409-13, diameter at 14 mm (new)."
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Italy (Sicily), Oman, China (Xinjiang, Jilin, ?Xizang), ?Malaya, Canada (British Columbia), Croatia, Indonesia (Timor), Afghanistan, Tajikistan (?Pamir), USA (?Texas), Russia (?Southern Urals)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Guadalupian (Wordian)
Beginning International Stage:
Wordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
269.21
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Guadalupian (Wordian)
Ending International Stage:
Wordian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
264.34
Description
Conch relatively narrow (W/D, 0.6) with wide umbilicus (U/D, 0.2) and evenly reticulate sculpture. Sutural trace moderately arched, with six pairs of external lateral lobes to umbilical shoulders. Six named species.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Goniatitida
Superfamily:
Adrianitoidea
Family:
Adrianitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Adrianites GEMMELLARO, 1887, p. 41
Type Species:
A. elegans Gemmellaro, 1887, p. 43, SD DIENER, 1921, p. 20
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 76, 3 a-d . * A. elegans, Sosio limestone, a-c, lectotype (herein), MGUP 85A of Gemmellaro (1887, pl. 6, 14-15), X 2, d, topotype, GPIT 24409-13, diameter at 14 mm (new)."
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Italy (Sicily), Oman, China (Xinjiang, Jilin, ?Xizang), ?Malaya, Canada (British Columbia), Croatia, Indonesia (Timor), Afghanistan, Tajikistan (?Pamir), USA (?Texas), Russia (?Southern Urals)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Guadalupian (Wordian)
Beginning International Stage:
Wordian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
269.21
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Guadalupian (Wordian)
Ending International Stage:
Wordian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
264.34
Description
Conch relatively narrow (W/D, 0.6) with wide umbilicus (U/D, 0.2) and evenly reticulate sculpture. Sutural trace moderately arched, with six pairs of external lateral lobes to umbilical shoulders. Six named species.