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Forbesiceras
Taxonomy
Forbesiceras was named by Kossmat (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 730
Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Ceno-u]. Its type is Ammonites largilliertianus. It is the type genus of Forbesiceratinae.
It was assigned to Forbesiceratinae by Wright (1952); to Schloenbachiidae by Benavides-Caceres (1956); to Forbesiceridae by Young (1979); to Forbesiceratidae by Zaborski (1985), Kennedy and Cobban (1993), Kennedy (1994), Wright et al. (1996), Kennedy et al. (2005), Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Klinger (2008), Mosavinia and Wilmsen (2011), Kennedy (2013), Kennedy and Morris (2018) and El Qot (2018); and to Ammonoidea by Anderson (1958), Sepkoski (2002) and Wagner (2020).
It was assigned to Forbesiceratinae by Wright (1952); to Schloenbachiidae by Benavides-Caceres (1956); to Forbesiceridae by Young (1979); to Forbesiceratidae by Zaborski (1985), Kennedy and Cobban (1993), Kennedy (1994), Wright et al. (1996), Kennedy et al. (2005), Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Klinger (2008), Mosavinia and Wilmsen (2011), Kennedy (2013), Kennedy and Morris (2018) and El Qot (2018); and to Ammonoidea by Anderson (1958), Sepkoski (2002) and Wagner (2020).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Discoceras Kossmat |
| 1897 | Forbesiceras Kossmat |
| 1898 | Cenomanites Haug |
| 1952 | Forbesiceras Wright |
| 1956 | Forbesiceras Benavides-Caceres p. 443 |
| 1958 | Forbesiceras Anderson |
| 1979 | Forbesiceras Young p. 38 |
| 1985 | Forbesiceras Zaborski p. 22 |
| 1993 | Forbesiceras Kennedy and Cobban p. 331 |
| 1994 | Forbesiceras Kennedy p. 221 |
| 1996 | Forbesiceras Wright et al. p. 152 |
| 2002 | Forbescieras Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Neopulchellia Sepkoski |
| 2005 | Forbesiceras Kennedy p. 385 |
| 2005 | Forbesiceras Kennedy et al. |
| 2008 | Forbesiceras Kennedy and Klinger p. 118 |
| 2011 | Forbesiceras Mosavinia and Wilmsen p. 178 |
| 2013 | Forbesiceras Kennedy p. 632 |
| 2018 | Forbesiceras El Qot p. 162 |
| 2018 | Forbesiceras Kennedy and Morris p. 93 |
| 2020 | Farbesiceras Wagner |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Forbesiceras Kossmat 1897
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†Forbesiceras baylissi Wright and Kennedy 1984
†Forbesiceras beaumontianum d'Orbigny 1840
†Forbesiceras brundrettei Young 1958
†Forbesiceras chevillei Pictet and Renevier 1866
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Invalid names: Forbesiceras clarki Collignon 1964 [synonym], Forbesiceras nodosum Crick 1907 [synonym], Forbesiceras sculptum Crick 1907 [synonym]
†Forbesiceras conlini Stephenson 1952
†Forbesiceras largilliertianum d'Orbigny 1841
†Forbesiceras obtectum Sharpe 1853
†Forbesiceras subobtectum Stoliczka 1864
†Forbesiceras varicostatum Zaborski 1990
Invalid names: Cenomanites Haug 1898 [objective synonym], Discoceras Kossmat 1895 [replaced], Neopulchellia [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| shell height | 1 | 125.0 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 205.0 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 0.001 |
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma
Collections (56 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenomanian | Japan | F. beaumontianum (87020) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (California) | F. obtectum (224964) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | F. conlini (6508) | |
| Cenomanian | USA (New Mexico) | F. sp. (230799) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Tanzania | F. sp. (193269) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | F. largilliertianum (82814) F. sp. (81002 82912) F. spp. (230775) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Japan (Hokkaido) | F. sp. (62650 70537) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | South Africa | F. beaumontianum (177155) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Brazil | F. brundretti (140837) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Normandy) | F. largilliertianum (4028 4030 4033) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Tunisia | F. largilliertianum (217133) F. obtectum (178213) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Normandie) | F. largilliertianum, F. obtectum (230776) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Japan | F. sp. (86985) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Nigeria | F. sp. (69634) F. varicostatum (69632) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | F. beaumontianum (175164) F. brundrettei (88566 88567 88568 88570 88571 88572) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Iran | F. baylissi (174333) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | France | F. largillertianum (58362) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Egypt | F. sp. (191717) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Madagascar | F. baylissi (174332) F. largilliertianum (174324) F. sp. (174322) F. sp., F. largilliertianum (174325) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian | South Africa | F. sp., F. chevillei, F. subobtectum (177156) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | F. sp. (82857) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Peru (Cajamarca) | F. sp. (88159) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (California) | F. sp. (158105) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Nigeria | F. obtectum (69527 69629 69630) F. sculptum (210262) F. subobtectum (69627) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | France (Normandy) | F. largilliertianum, F. obtectum (4027) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Madagascar | F. baylissi (174331) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | F. chevillei (198573) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Iran | F. baylissi (174335) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | France | F. beaumontianum (58529) F. largillertianum, F. chevillei (82843) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Tunisia (Sidi Bou Zid) | F. obtectum (217162) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Angola | F. obtectum (70951 70952 70954) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Brazil | F. sp. (140838) |