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Clionites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Clydonitaceae
Family:
Clionitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clionites MOJSISOVICS, 1893
Type Species:
C. angulosus
Images
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Fig. 191,2. *C. angulosus, Carn., Alps, 2a,b, x0.7, 2 c, X1 (292*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps-Balkan-Asia M. - Himalaya - Timor-?Indochina-BearI.-Nev.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carn.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Evolute, whorl section subquadrate, with sigmoidal ribs, generally bifurcating, projected on ventrolateral area, little or no tuberculation on ribs. Suture ceratitic with 2 lateral lobes
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Clydonitaceae
Family:
Clionitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Clionites MOJSISOVICS, 1893
Type Species:
C. angulosus
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 191,2. *C. angulosus, Carn., Alps, 2a,b, x0.7, 2 c, X1 (292*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps-Balkan-Asia M. - Himalaya - Timor-?Indochina-BearI.-Nev.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carn.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Evolute, whorl section subquadrate, with sigmoidal ribs, generally bifurcating, projected on ventrolateral area, little or no tuberculation on ribs. Suture ceratitic with 2 lateral lobes