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Tropites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Tropitaceae
Family:
Tropitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tropites MOJSISOVICS, 1875
Type Species:
Am. subbullatus HAUER, 1849
Images
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Fig. 200,6. *T. subbullatus (HAUER), Cam., Alps-Himalaya-Timor-Calif., 6a,b, X0.7; 6c, Xl (292-)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps-Himalaya-Timor-Alaska-B.C.-Calif.-Nev.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carn.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Whorl shape cadicone, venter broad, arched, with keel and bordering furrows, umbilical shoulder sharply rounded, umbilicus deep and wide, whorl sides with prorsiradiate ribs and umbilical nodes, final whorl contracting, spiral lines on shell. Suture ammonitic
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ceratitida
Superfamily:
Tropitaceae
Family:
Tropitidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Tropites MOJSISOVICS, 1875
Type Species:
Am. subbullatus HAUER, 1849
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 200,6. *T. subbullatus (HAUER), Cam., Alps-Himalaya-Timor-Calif., 6a,b, X0.7; 6c, Xl (292-)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Alps-Himalaya-Timor-Alaska-B.C.-Calif.-Nev.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Carn.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Nor.
Ending International Stage:
Norian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
205.74
Description
Whorl shape cadicone, venter broad, arched, with keel and bordering furrows, umbilical shoulder sharply rounded, umbilicus deep and wide, whorl sides with prorsiradiate ribs and umbilical nodes, final whorl contracting, spiral lines on shell. Suture ammonitic