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Kymatites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Noritaceae
Family:
Gyronitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Kymatites WAAGEN, 1895
Type Species:
K. typus
Images
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Fig. 167,4. *K. typus, 4 a, b, X0.7, 4 c, X1 (548*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
SaltR
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Gyronitan)
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
46.2
Beginning Date:
250.97
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Gyronitan)
Ending International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
249.88
Description
Conch compressed, discoidal, smooth, venter tabulate, umbilicus small. Suture as in Gyronitinae but simpler.
References
Waagen, Wilhelm, 1895, Fossils from the Ceratite Formation: Same, ser. 13, Salt Range Fossils, v. 2, p. 1-323, pl. 1-40.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Noritaceae
Family:
Gyronitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Kymatites WAAGEN, 1895
Type Species:
K. typus
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 167,4. *K. typus, 4 a, b, X0.7, 4 c, X1 (548*)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
SaltR
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Gyronitan)
Beginning International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
46.2
Beginning Date:
250.97
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Scyth.(Gyronitan)
Ending International Stage:
Induan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
249.88
Description
Conch compressed, discoidal, smooth, venter tabulate, umbilicus small. Suture as in Gyronitinae but simpler.
References
Waagen, Wilhelm, 1895, Fossils from the Ceratite Formation: Same, ser. 13, Salt Range Fossils, v. 2, p. 1-323, pl. 1-40.