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Dionites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Clydonitaceae
Family:
Arpaditidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Dionites MOJSISOVICS, 1893
Type Species:
Dionites (Dionites) caesar, SD DIENER, 1915
Images
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Fig. 193,5. *D. caesar, Alps, 5a,b, x0.25, 5c, x0.3 (292*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps, Himalaya, Timor
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.(Nor.)
Beginning International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
227.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.(Nor.)
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Compressed, involute, venter arched, distinct median furrow bordered by clavi, sides with dense, sigmoidal, broad ribs, spiral lines, spiral rows of tubercles, sculpture decreases adorally. Suture ammonitic
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Clydonitaceae
Family:
Arpaditidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Dionites MOJSISOVICS, 1893
Type Species:
Dionites (Dionites) caesar, SD DIENER, 1915
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 193,5. *D. caesar, Alps, 5a,b, x0.25, 5c, x0.3 (292*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps, Himalaya, Timor
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.(Nor.)
Beginning International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
227.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.(Nor.)
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Compressed, involute, venter arched, distinct median furrow bordered by clavi, sides with dense, sigmoidal, broad ribs, spiral lines, spiral rows of tubercles, sculpture decreases adorally. Suture ammonitic