Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Alternative spelling: Idioceratinae
Parent taxon: Perisphinctidae according to P. Zell and W. Stinnesbeck 2015
See also Brochwicz-Lewinski 1973, Grigore 2010, Grigore 2010, Olóriz and Villaseñor 2006 and Schairer and Schlampp 2003
Sister taxa: Albanesiceras, Ammonites heterostrophus, Aulacostephaninae, Bajocisphinctes, Choffatiasphinctes, Crussoliceras, Dorsoplanitinae, Euvirgalithacoceras, Franchia, Leptosphinctinae, Microbajocisphinctes, Mirosphinctes, Neuqueniceras, Organoceras, Orionoides, Oxysphinctes, Passendorferiinae, Perisphinctinae, Pictoniinae, Praebigotites, Procerites, Proplanulitinae, Prorsisphinctes, Prososphinctinae, Pseudogravesia, Pseudoperisphinctinae, Pseudovirgatitinae, Sicilisphinctes, Siemiradzkia, Sivajiceratinae, Subgrossouvria, Tolvericeras, Vinalesphinctinae, Virgatitinae, Virgatopavlovia, Virgatosphinctinae, Wagnericeras dietrichi, Zenostephanus, Zigzagiceratinae
Subtaxa: Barthelticeras Ceratosphinctes Idoceras Lessiniceras Nebrodites Presimoceras Trenerites
Type: Idoceras
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Heterian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Jurassic of Algeria (6), Cuba (2), Ethiopia (2), France (5), Germany (3), Hungary (6), Italy (6), Madagascar (1), Mexico (11), Romania (36), Spain (5), Ukraine (1), United States (3: California, Texas), Yemen (5)
Total: 93 collections including 158 occurrences