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Hellenites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Ceratitaceae
Family:
Hellenitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Hellenites RENZ & RENZ, 1948
Type Species:
Tropialtites praematurus ARTHABER, 1911
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Fig. 181, 6. "H. praematurus (ARTH., Albania-Chios; 6a,b,
X I; 6c, X 1.5 (372")
Synonyms
Hellenites, Pallasites, Pseudodarniotites
Geographic Distribution
Albania-Chios-Ida.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Scyth.
Beginning International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
249.88
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Scyth.
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
246.7
Description
Serpenticones, whorls subquadrate, shoul- ders well rounded, conspicuous ribs and well-developed keel on arched venter, bordered by narrow furrows. Suture ceratltlc, with large 1st lateral lobe, small smooth 2nd lateral lobe.
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Ceratitaceae
Family:
Hellenitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Hellenites RENZ & RENZ, 1948
Type Species:
Tropialtites praematurus ARTHABER, 1911
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 181, 6. "H. praematurus (ARTH., Albania-Chios; 6a,b,
X I; 6c, X 1.5 (372")
Synonyms
Hellenites, Pallasites, Pseudodarniotites
Geographic Distribution
Albania-Chios-Ida.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Scyth.
Beginning International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
249.88
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Scyth.
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
246.7
Description
Serpenticones, whorls subquadrate, shoul- ders well rounded, conspicuous ribs and well-developed keel on arched venter, bordered by narrow furrows. Suture ceratltlc, with large 1st lateral lobe, small smooth 2nd lateral lobe.