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Inyoites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Noritaceae
Family:
Xenoceltitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Inyoites Hyatt & SMITH, 1905
Type Species:
I. oweni
Images
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Fig. 169,5. *I. oweni, Calif., 5a,b, x0.7, 5c, x2 (203*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Calif., ?Indochina
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Beginning International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
249.88
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
48.9
Ending Date:
248.32
Description
Platy cones with high hollow keel and distinct umbilical shoulder, radial ribs that diminish toward compressed venter
References
—, \& Smith, J. P., 1905, The Triassic cephalopod genera of America: U. S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 40, p. 1-394, pl. 1-85.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Noritaceae
Family:
Xenoceltitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Inyoites Hyatt & SMITH, 1905
Type Species:
I. oweni
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 169,5. *I. oweni, Calif., 5a,b, x0.7, 5c, x2 (203*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Calif., ?Indochina
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Beginning International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
249.88
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Owenitan)
Ending International Stage:
Olenekian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
48.9
Ending Date:
248.32
Description
Platy cones with high hollow keel and distinct umbilical shoulder, radial ribs that diminish toward compressed venter
References
—, \& Smith, J. P., 1905, The Triassic cephalopod genera of America: U. S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 40, p. 1-394, pl. 1-85.