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Japonites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Pinacocerataceae
Family:
Gymnitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Japonites MOJSISOVICS, 1893
Type Species:
Ceratites planiplicatus MOJS., 1888
Images
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Fig. 214,5. J. planiplicatus (Mojs.), Japan, × 0.3 (664*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Japan-Himalayas-Timor-Alps
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Anis.)
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Anis.)
Ending International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
241.46
Description
Evolute compressed, whorl sides convergent, venter acute or narrowly rounded, with lateral recurved ribs and umbilical bulges. Suture distinctive
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Pinacocerataceae
Family:
Gymnitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Japonites MOJSISOVICS, 1893
Type Species:
Ceratites planiplicatus MOJS., 1888
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 214,5. J. planiplicatus (Mojs.), Japan, × 0.3 (664*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Japan-Himalayas-Timor-Alps
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Anis.)
Beginning International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
246.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Anis.)
Ending International Stage:
Anisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
241.46
Description
Evolute compressed, whorl sides convergent, venter acute or narrowly rounded, with lateral recurved ribs and umbilical bulges. Suture distinctive