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Desmoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae

Taxonomy
Desmoceratidae was named by Zittel (1895). Its type is Desmoceras.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Stoyanow (1949); to Hoplitaceae by Förster (1975), Cooper (1978) and Cooper and Kennedy (1979); to Desmocerataceae by Wright (1952), Henderson (1970), Nagy (1970), Summesberger (1979), Kennedy et al. (1979), Summesberger (1980), Kennedy (1984), Wright and Kennedy (1984), Matsumoto (1984), Klinger (1985), Kennedy et al. (1988), Kennedy and Cobban (1990), Summesberger (1992), Kennedy et al. (1992), Ward and Kennedy (1993), Matsumoto and Skwarko (1993), Kennedy (1993), Kennedy and Christennsen (1993), Kennedy (1994), Kennedy (1994), Kennedy (1995), Kennedy (1995), Reboulet (1996), Kennedy et al. (1996), Kennedy (1999), Kennedy and Summesberger (1999), Arkadiev et al. (2000), Kennedy (2000), Landra et al. (2000), Vasicek (2002), Kennedy and Jolkicev (2004), Szives (2007) and Robert et al. (2018); and to Desmoceratoidea by Henderson (1990), Gale et al. (2005), Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2008), Kennedy and Klinger (2011), Kennedy and Klinger (2012), Lehmann et al. (2013), Kennedy and Klinger (2013), Kennedy (2013), Ahmad et al. (2015), Kennedy and Gale (2015), Sharifi et al. (2016), Lehmann et al. (2016), Shigeta (2016), Wild and Stilwell (2016), Benzaggagh et al. (2017), Sealey and Lucas (2017), Shigeta and Izukura (2018), Kennedy (2018), Kennedy and Morris (2018), El Qot (2018), Polkovoy (2021), Latil et al. (2023) and Yoshinaga et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Desmoceratidae Zittel
1949Desmoceratidae Stoyanow p. 95
1952Desmoceratidae Wright
1970Desmoceratidae Henderson p. 32
1970Desmoceratidae Nagy p. 31
1975Desmoceratidae Förster p. 210
1978Desmoceratidae Cooper p. 73
1979Desmoceratidae Cooper and Kennedy p. 235
1979Desmoceratidae Kennedy et al. p. 30
1979Desmoceratidae Summesberger p. 126
1980Desmoceratidae Summesberger p. 278
1984Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 30
1984Desmoceratidae Matsumoto p. 12
1984Desmoceratidae Wright and Kennedy p. 54
1985Desmoceratidae Klinger p. 6
1988Desmoceratidae Kennedy et al. p. 35
1990Desmoceratidae Henderson p. 111
1990Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Cobban p. 386
1992Desmoceratidae Kennedy et al. p. 268
1992Desmoceratidae Summesberger p. 108
1993Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 102
1993Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Christennsen p. 150
1993Desmoceratidae Matsumoto and Skwarko p. 418
1993Desmoceratidae Ward and Kennedy p. 23
1994Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 219
1995Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 241
1996Desmoceratidae Kennedy et al. p. 312
1996Desmoceratidae Reboulet p. 162
1999Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 646
1999Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Summesberger p. 24
2000Desmoceratidae Arkadiev et al. p. 106
2000Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 465
2000Desmoceratidae Landra et al. p. 35
2002Desmoceratidae Vasicek p. 192
2004Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Jolkicev p. 372
2005Desmoceratidae Gale et al. p. 172
2005Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 355
2007Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Latil p. 458
2007Desmoceratidae Szives p. 51
2008Desmoceratidae Kennedy et al. p. 37
2011Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Klinger p. 63
2012Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Klinger p. 57
2013Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 632
2013Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Klinger p. 39
2013Desmoceratidae Lehmann et al. p. 203
2015Desmoceratidae Ahmad et al. p. 250
2015Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Gale p. 511
2016Desmoceratidae Lehmann et al. p. 440
2016Desmoceratidae Sharifi et al. p. 595
2016Desmoceratidae Shigeta p. 335
2016Desmoceratidae Wild and Stilwell p. 975
2017Desmoceratidae Benzaggagh et al. p. 117
2017Desmoceratidae Sealey and Lucas p. 79
2018Desmoceratidae El Qot p. 152
2018Desmoceratidae Kennedy p. 671
2018Desmoceratidae Kennedy and Morris p. 88
2018Desmoceratidae Robert et al. p. 5
2018Desmoceratidae Shigeta and Izukura p. 16
2021Desmoceratidae Polkovoy p. 523
2023Desmoceratidae Latil et al. p. 64
2024Desmoceratidae Yoshinaga et al. p. 473

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895

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.

Fm. †Desmoceratidae Zittel 1895
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Subfm. †Barremitinae Breskovski 1977
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G. †Barremites Kilian 1915
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†Barremites balkanicus Manolov 1975
†Barremites difficilis d'Orbigny 1840
†Barremites primitivus Cecca et al. 1998
†Barremites psilotatus Uhlig 1883
†Barremites rebouli Kilian 1910
†Barremites vocontius Lory and Sayn 1896
G. †Barremitites Avram 1997
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†Barremitites hemiptychum Kilian 1889
†Barremitites neagui Avram 1997
†Barremitites panae Avram 1997
G. †Kostovites Breskovski 1977
G. †Mogharaeceras Breistroffer 1940
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†Mogharaeceras priscum Douvillé 1916
G. †Montanesiceras Breskovski 1977
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†Montanesiceras breskovskii Vasicek et al. 2013
G. †Patruliusiceras Avram 1978
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†Plesiospitidiscus boljetinensis Vasicek et al. 2013
†Plesiospitidiscus breskovskii Cecca et al. 1998
G. †Subsaynella Spath 1923
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†Subsaynella sayni Paquier 1901
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†Torcapella serbiensis Vasicek et al. 2013
G. †Bassites Cobban 1987
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†Bassites reesidei Cobban 1987
G. †Caseyella Cantu Chapa 1976
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†Caseyella aguilerae Burckhardt 1925
†Caseyella flexisulcata d'Orbigny 1841
Subfm. †Desmoceratinae Zittel 1895
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G. †Burckhardtites Humphrey 1949
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†Burckhardtites ehlersi Humphrey 1949
†Burckhardtites nazasensis Burckhardt 1925
G. †Damesites Matsumoto 1942
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†Damesites ainuanus Matsumoto 1957
†Damesites damesi Jimbo 1894
†Damesites damesi intermedius Matsumoto 1954
†Damesites hetonaiensis Matsumoto 1942
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Invalid names: Neokotoceras fresnoense Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Damesites laticarinatus Saito and Matsumoto 1956
†Damesites semicostatus Matsumoto 1942
†Damesites sugata Forbes 1846
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Invalid names: Desmoceras compactum van Hoepen 1921 [synonym], Kotoceras frazierense Anderson 1958 [synonym], Kotoceras richardsoni Anderson 1958 [synonym], Kotoceras subsugatum Anderson 1958 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kotoceras Yabe 1927 [replaced], Neokotoceras Anderson 1958 [synonym]
G. †Desmoceras Zittel 1884
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Subg. †Desmoceras (Desmoceras) Zittel 1884
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Invalid names: Ammonites selliguinus Brongniart 1822 [synonym]
†Desmoceras chimuense Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Desmoceras hoffmanni Gabb 1864
†Desmoceras inane Stoliczka 1865
†Desmoceras kossmati Matsumoto 1942
†Desmoceras pseudinane Shimizu 1935
†Desmoceras voyi Anderson 1902
Invalid names: Eodesmoceras Spath 1923 [synonym], Latidorsella Jacob 1907 [synonym], Lunatodorsella Breistroffer 1947 [synonym], Phyllodesmoceras Spath 1925 [synonym]
G. †Desmophyllites Spath 1829
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Invalid names: Ammonites selwynianus Whiteaves 1879 [synonym], Desmoceras crassum Van Hoepen 1921 [synonym], Desmoceras phyllimorphum Kossmat 1898 [synonym], Desmoceras salsense de Grossouvre 1901 [synonym], Desmoceras simplex Van Hoepen 1921 [synonym], Desmophyllites siskiyouensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Desmophyllites yoloensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Schlueteria woodsi Spath 1921 [synonym]
†Desmophyllites larteti Seunes 1891
Invalid names: Schlueteria de Grossouvre 1894 [replaced], Schluetericeras Collignon 1938 [synonym], Schluteria de Grossouvre 1894 [replaced]
G. †Microdesmoceras Matsumoto 1972
G. †Moremanoceras Cobban 1972
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†Moremanoceras costatum Cobban et al. 1989
†Moremanoceras elgini Young 1958
†Moremanoceras flexuosum Kennedy 2005
†Moremanoceras montanaense Kennedy and Cobban 1990
†Moremanoceras scotti Moreman 1942
†Moremanoceras straini Kennedy et al. 1988
G. †Onitshoceras Reyment 1954
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†Onitshoceras matsumotoi Reyment 1954
†Onitshoceras ponsianum de Grossouvre 1894
G. †Tragodesmoceroides Matsumoto 1942
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Subfm. †Hauericeratinae Matsumoto 1938
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G. †Hauericeras de Grossouvre 1894
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Subg. †Hauericeras (Gardeniceras) Matsumoto and Obate 1955
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Invalid names: Hauericeras mickeyi Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Hauericeras (Gardeniceras) welschi de Grossouvre 1894
Subg. †Hauericeras (Hauericeras) de Grossouvre 1894
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Invalid names: Hauericeras buszii Wegner 1905 [synonym]
†Hauericeras fayoli de Grossouvre 1894
†Hauericeras rembda Forbes 1846
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Invalid names: Ammonites durga Forbes 1846 [synonym], Hauericeras churchi Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Hauericeras sulcatum Kner 1848
Invalid names: Pseudogardenia Tomlin 1930 [synonym], Schlueteria Rollier 1922 [synonym]
G. †Mossamedites Cooper 2003
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†Mossamedites serratocarinatus Kennedy and Cobban 1988
Subfm. †Pseudosaynellinae Casey 1961
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G. †Pseudosaynella Spath 1923
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†Pseudosaynella bicurvata Michelin 1838
Subfm. †Puzosiinae Spath 1922
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G. †Abrytusites Nikolov and Brekoviski 1969
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†Abrytusites julianyi Honnorat-Bastide 1890
†Abrytusites neumayri Haug 1889
†Abrytusites thieuloyi Vasicek and Michalik 1986
G. †Feruglioceras Leanza 1968
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†Grandidiericeras corrugatum Kennedy and Klinger 2011
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†Jimboiceras mihoense Matsumoto 1954
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Invalid names: Puzosia (Eocanadoceras) hannai Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Jimboiceras reyi Collignon 1983
Invalid names: Eocanadoceras Anderson 1958 [synonym]
G. †Kennicottia Imlay 1959
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†Kennicottia bifurcata Imlay 1959
†Kennicottia rugosa Imlay 1960
G. †Kitchinites Spath 1922
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Subg. †Kitchinites (Kitchinites) Spath 1922
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Invalid names: Hauericeras ngapuhi Marshall 1926 [synonym], Parapuzosia ordinaria Marshall 1926 [synonym]
†Kitchinites angolaensis Howarth 1965
†Kitchinites darwini Steinmann 1895
†Kitchinites ifrimae Salazar et al. 2010
†Kitchinites spathi Henderson and McNamara 1985
†Kitchinites spengleri Kennedy 1999
†Kitchinites stenomphalus Summesberger 1979
†Kitchinites vicentensis Salazar et al. 2010
G. †Melchiorites Spath 1923
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†Melchiorites emerici Raspail 1831
†Melchiorites haugi Kilian 1910
†Melchiorites indigenes Anderson 1938
†Melchiorites melchioris Tietze 1872
†Melchiorites shastensis Anderson 1938
G. †Mesopuzosia Matsumoto 1954
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†Mesopuzosia densicostata Matsumoto 1954
†Mesopuzosia gaudama Forbes 1846
†Mesopuzosia indopacifica Kossmat 1898
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Invalid names: Puzosia (Parapuzosia) hearni Anderson 1958 [synonym], Puzosia eboroensis Collignon 1961 [synonym]
†Mesopuzosia intermedia Kossmat 1898
†Mesopuzosia mobergi de Grossouvre 1894
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Invalid names: Puzosia curvatisulcata Chatwin and Withers 1909 [synonym], Puzosia gaudemarisi Roman and Mazerin 1913 [synonym]
†Mesopuzosia pacifica Matsumoto 1954
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Invalid names: Puzosia (Parapuzosia) klamathonae Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Mesopuzosia yubarense Jimbo 1894
G. †Oiophyllites Spath 1953
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†Oiophyllites decipiens Spath 1953
G. †Pachydesmoceras Spath 1922
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†Pachydesmoceras denisonianum Stoliczka 1865
†Pachydesmoceras kamerunense von Koenen 1898
†Pachydesmoceras kossmati Matsumoto 1987
†Pachydesmoceras linderi de Grossouvre 1894
†Pachydesmoceras maroccanum Collignon 1966
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Invalid names: Pachydiscus rosewoodensis Anderson 1958 [synonym]
G. †Parapuzosia Nowak 1913
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†Parapuzosia americana Scott and Moore 1928
†Parapuzosia bosei Scott and Moore 1928
†Parapuzosia bradyi Miller and Youngquist 1946
G. †Pseudohaploceras Hyatt 1900
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†Pseudohaploceras jacobi Burckhardt 1925
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Invalid names: Arctocephalites (Cranocephalites) hulinense Wang 1983 [synonym], Arctocephalites peideense Liang 1982 [synonym], Desmoceras aguilerae Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras alzatei Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras burckhardti Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras durangense Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras flexicostata Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras sparsicosta Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras symonense Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras tenuicostatum Böse 1923 [synonym], Desmoceras wielandi Böse 1923 [synonym], Lobokosmoceras peideense Liang 1982 [synonym], Morphoceras longzhaogouense Liang 1982 [synonym]
†Pseudohaploceras matheroni d'Orbigny 1840
†Pseudohaploceras reesidei Humphrey 1949
G. †Pseudosilesites Egoian 1969
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†Pseudosilesites russoi Leanza 1970
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Invalid names: Pseudosilesites akushensis Michailova 1972 [synonym]
G. †Puzosia Bayle 1878
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Subg. †Puzosia (Anapuzosia) Matsumoto 1954
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†Anapuzosia naidini Marcinowski 1977
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Invalid names: Desmoceras colusaense Anderson 1902 [synonym]
Subg. †Puzosia (Bhimaites) Matsumoto 1954
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†Puzosia (Bhimaites) bhima Stoliczka 1865
Subg. †Puzosia (Latidorsella) Jacob 1907
Subg. †Puzosia (Puzosia) Bayle 1878
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†Puzosia (Puzosia) mayoriana d'Orbigny 1841
†Puzosia alaskana Imlay 1960
†Puzosia aldersona Anderson 1938
†Puzosia ambigua Matsumoto 1954
†Puzosia angladei Savn 1890
†Puzosia bistricta White 1887
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Invalid names: Puzosia garajauana Maury 1936 [synonym], Puzosia rosarica Maury 1936 [synonym], Puzosia welwitschi Choffat 1888 [synonym]
†Puzosia brasiliana Maury 1936
†Puzosia crebrisulcata Kossmat 1898
†Puzosia cuvervillei Meunier 1888
†Puzosia diadema Anderson 1938
†Puzosia hoffmanni Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Desmoceras dilleri Anderson 1902 [synonym]
†Puzosia intermedia Kossmat 1898
†Puzosia lata Seitz 1931
†Puzosia longmani Whitehouse 1926
†Puzosia media Seitz 1931
†Puzosia nipponica Matsumoto 1954
†Puzosia nolani Fallot 1910
†Puzosia octosulcata Sharpe 1853
†Puzosia puma Murphy and Rodda 1960
†Puzosia quenstedti Parona and Bonarelli 1897
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†Puzosia skidegatensis McLearn 1972
†Puzosia spathi Venzo 1936
†Puzosia subquadrata Anderson 1902
†Puzosia sullivanae Murphy and Rodda 1960
†Puzosia tenuis Haas 1942
G. †Umsinenoceras Kennedy et al. 1979
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†Umsinenoceras cardielense Medina and Riccardi 2005
†Umsinenoceras linguatuberculatum Kennedy et al. 1979
G. †Valdedorsella Breistroffer 1947
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Invalid names: Valdedorsella nunesi Henriques da Silva 1962 [synonym]
†Valdedorsella getulina Coquand 1880
†Valdedorsella haugi Breskovski 1966
†Valdedorsella uhligi Breskovski 1966
Invalid names: Weavericeras [synonym]
Subfm. †Silesitoidinae Breistroffer 1953
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G. †Parasilesites Imlay 1959
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†Parasilesites bullatus Imlay 1959
†Parasilesites laperousianus Whiteaves 1876
Subfm. †Uhligellinae Latil et al. 2023
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G. †Boliteceras Whitehouse 1928
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†Boliteceras daintree Etheridge 1872
†Boliteceras perlatum Whitehouse 1928
G. †Brewericeras Casey 1954
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†Brewericeras breweri Gabb 1864
†Brewericeras hulenense Anderson 1938
G. †Cophinoceras Whitehouse 1928
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†Cophinoceras ogilviei Whitehouse 1928
Invalid names: Beudantiella Breistroffer 1947 [synonym]
G. †Grantziceras Imlay 1960
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†Grantziceras affine Whiteaves 1892
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Invalid names: Beudanticeras (Grantziceras) multiconstrictum Imlay 1960 [synonym]
†Grantziceras glabrum Whiteaves 1889
G. †Leconteites Casey 1954
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†Leconteites deansi Whiteaves 1893
†Leconteites lecontei Anderson 1902
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Invalid names: Sonneratia mulleri Anderson 1938 [synonym], Sonneratia rogersi Hall and Ambrose 1916 [synonym], Sonneratia taffi Anderson 1938 [synonym]
†Leconteites lecontei whiteavesi Jones et al. 1965
†Leconteites modestus Anderson 1938
†Leconteites sacramenticus Anderson 1902
Invalid names: Puzosigella Casey 1954 [synonym], Vnigriceras Saveliev 1973 [synonym]
G. †Pseudorbulites Casey 1961
G. †Roberticeras Latil et al. 2023
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†Roberticeras albense Breistroffer 1947
†Roberticeras ambajabense Collignon 1963
†Roberticeras ampanihense Collignon 1963
†Roberticeras arduennense Breistroffer 1961
†Roberticeras caseyi Collignon 1963
†Roberticeras cesticulatum d'Orbigny 1841
†Roberticeras dupinianum d'Orbigny 1841
†Roberticeras dupiniforme Collignon 1963
†Roberticeras hirtzi Collignon 1950
†Roberticeras hourcqi Collignon 1949
†Roberticeras komihevitraense Collignon 1950
†Roberticeras laevigatum Sowerby 1827
†Roberticeras newtoni Casey 1961
†Roberticeras parandieri d'Orbigny 1841
†Roberticeras perchoisense Destombes 1979
†Roberticeras rectisulcatum Collignon 1936
†Roberticeras revoili Pervinquière 1907
†Roberticeras sanctaecrucis Bonarelli 1921
†Roberticeras subrotundum Collignon 1963
G. †Uhligella
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†Uhligella balmensis Jacob 1908
†Uhligella bulbosum Casey 1961
†Uhligella clansayensis Jacob 1905
†Uhligella rebouli Jacob 1908
†Uhligella toucasi Jacob 1905
†Uhligella walleranti Jacob 1908
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Invalid names: Beudanticeras subparandieri Spath 1921 [synonym]
G. †Zuercherella Casey 1954
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†Zuercherella zuercheri Jacob et al. 1906
Invalid names: Eodesmoceratinae Wright 1955 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available