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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4623369	https://www.gbif.org/species/4623369
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	14441	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14441

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tropitidae : Tropites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Tropitidae : Tropites

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Tropitaceae	(Mojsisovics 1875)
family	Tropitidae	Mojsisovics 1875
genus	Tropites	Mojsisovics 1875

Scientific Name

Tropites Mojsisovics, 1875

Name Published In

in Neumayr, Z. Dtsch. Geol. Ges., 27

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Tropites	genus	belongs to Tropitidae	stated with evidence	Smith, 1927
Tropites	genus	belongs to Ceratitida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

239 - 228 Ma
Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

228 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic

Motility

actively mobile (based on Ceratitida)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Ceratitida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Ceratitida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Tropites (Paratropites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Tropites acutangulus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites arthaberi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites ausoniformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites brockensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites bufonis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites cascadensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites crassicostatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites cupressus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites dieneri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites dilleri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites discobullatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tropites fusobullatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites hauchecornei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites hessi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites involutus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites izardi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	237 Ma Middle Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites kalapanicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites keili ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites keiliformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites kellyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites latiumbilicatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites maclearni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites mojsvarensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites morani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites morloti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tropites nevadanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites nodosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites pardoneti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites payeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites reticulatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites rotatorius ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites rothpletzi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites schellwieni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites shastensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites silberlingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites spinosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites stantoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites stearnsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites subbullatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites subquadratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites sulfurensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tropites torquillus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tropites ursensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites welleri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Tropites wodani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1875	Tropites Mojsisovics
1927	Tropites Smith
1951	Tropites Spath p. 88
1981	Tropites Tozer p. 98
1994	Tropites Tozer p. 212
2002	Tropites Sepkoski, Jr.
1875	Tropites Mojsisovics
1896	Tropites von Mojsisovics
1927	Tropites Smith
1951	Tropites Spath p. 88

Year	Name and Author
1981	Tropites Tozer p. 98
1994	Tropites Tozer p. 212
2002	Tropites Sepkoski, Jr.
1875	Tropites Mojsisovics
1896	Tropites von Mojsisovics
1927	Tropites Smith
1951	Tropites Spath p. 88
1981	Tropites Tozer p. 98
1994	Tropites Tozer p. 212
2002	Tropites Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Smith J. P. (1927) Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141, 1-262

Spath L. F. (1951) , Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History), Part V, The Ammonoidea of the Trias (II), 1-228

Tozer E. T. (1981) Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms, The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group, 66-100

Tozer E. T. (1994) Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467, 1-663

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

in Neumayr, Z. Dtsch. Geol. Ges., 27 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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