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Hoplitoidea

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida

Taxonomy
Hoplitaceaea was named by Douvillé (1890). Its type is Hoplites.

It was corrected as Hoplitoidea by Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Aly et al. (2008), Kennedy et al. (2008), Kennedy et al. (2008), Mosavinia et al. (2014), Shigeta (2016), Kennedy and Gale (2016), Kennedy (2018), Tajika et al. (2018) and El Qot (2018); it was corrected as Hoplitaceae by Wright (1952), Nagy (1970), Förster (1975), Wiedmann (1978), Cooper (1978), Cooper and Kennedy (1979), Summesberger (1979), Kennedy et al. (1981), Kennedy (1984), Klinger and Kennedy (1989), Kennedy and Simmons (1991), Kennedy (1995), Wright et al. (1996), Cecca (1997), Kennedy et al. (1997), Kennedy et al. (1998), Kennedy and Summesberger (1999), Szives (2007), Sharifi et al. (2016) and Robert et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Ancyloceratina by Cooper (1978); to Ammonoidea by Kennedy and Simmons (1991); and to Ammonitina by Wright (1952), Nagy (1970), Förster (1975), Wiedmann (1978), Cooper and Kennedy (1979), Summesberger (1979), Kennedy et al. (1981), Kennedy (1984), Klinger and Kennedy (1989), Kennedy et al. (1992), Kennedy (1995), Wright et al. (1996), Cecca (1997), Kennedy et al. (1997), Kennedy et al. (1998), Kennedy and Summesberger (1999), Kennedy (2005), Szives (2007), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Aly et al. (2008), Kennedy et al. (2008), Kennedy et al. (2008), Mosavinia et al. (2014), Shigeta (2016), Kennedy and Gale (2016), Sharifi et al. (2016), Kennedy (2018), Tajika et al. (2018), El Qot (2018) and Robert et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Hoplitaceaea Douvillé
1952Hoplitaceae Wright
1970Hoplitaceae Nagy p. 31
1975Hoplitaceae Förster p. 210
1978Hoplitaceae Cooper p. 73
1978Hoplitaceae Wiedmann p. 666
1979Hoplitaceae Cooper and Kennedy p. 235
1979Hoplitaceae Summesberger p. 145
1981Hoplitaceae Kennedy et al. p. 229
1984Hoplitaceae Kennedy p. 38
1989Hoplitaceae Klinger and Kennedy p. 266
1991Hoplitaceae Kennedy and Simmons p. 132
1992Hoplitaceaea Kennedy et al. p. 270
1995Hoplitaceae Kennedy p. 410
1996Hoplitaceae Wright et al. p. 114
1997Hoplitaceae Cecca p. 327
1997Hoplitaceae Kennedy et al. p. 4
1998Hoplitaceae Kennedy et al. p. 7
1999Hoplitaceae Kennedy and Summesberger p. 25
2005Hoplitoidea Kennedy p. 357
2007Hoplitoidea Kennedy and Latil p. 461
2007Hoplitaceae Szives
2008Hoplitoidea Aly et al. p. 46
2008Hoplitoidea Kennedy et al. p. 38
2008Hoplitoidea Kennedy et al. p. 123
2014Hoplitoidea Mosavinia et al. p. 74
2016Hoplitoidea Kennedy and Gale p. 269
2016Hoplitaceae Sharifi et al. p. 597
2016Hoplitoidea Shigeta p. 343
2018Hoplitoidea El Qot p. 156
2018Hoplitoidea Kennedy p. 678
2018Hoplitaceae Robert et al. p. 9
2018Hoplitoidea Tajika et al. p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)
superfamilyHoplitoidea(Douvillé 1890)

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.

Superfm. †Hoplitoidea Douvillé 1890
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Fm. †Engonoceratidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Engonoceras Neumayr and Uhlig 1881
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†Engonoceras belviderense Cragin 1894
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Invalid names: Engonoceras uddeni Cragin 1900 [synonym]
†Engonoceras duboisi Latil 1989
†Engonoceras elegans Kennedy et al. 1998
†Engonoceras emarginatum Cragin 1893
†Engonoceras gibbosum Hyatt 1903
†Engonoceras hilli Böhm 1898
†Engonoceras iris Spath 1924
†Engonoceras pierdenale Von Buch 1848
†Engonoceras retardum Hyatt 1903
†Engonoceras serpentinum Cragin 1900
†Engonoceras serpentinum Cragin 1900
†Engonoceras stolleyi Böhm 1898
†Engonoceras subjectum Hyatt 1903
†Engonoceras wilkinsoni Packard 1956
G. †Metengonoceras Hyatt 1903
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†Metengonoceras acutum Hyatt 1903
†Metengonoceras aspenanum Reeside and Weymouth 1931
†Metengonoceras bedoti Grossouvre 1912
†Metengonoceras dumbli Cragin 1893
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Invalid names: Metengonoceras arnaudi Grossouvre 1912 [synonym], Metengonoceras douvillei Grossouvre 1912 [synonym], Metengonoceras nigeriense Furon 1935 [synonym], Metengonoceras tolveiense Grossouvre 1912 [synonym]
†Metengonoceras teigenense Cobban and Kennedy 1989
Invalid names: Epengonoceras Spath 1924 [synonym]
G. †Neolobites Fisher 1882
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†Neolobites fourteaui Pervinquière 1907
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Invalid names: Neolobites medeninensis Basse 1954 [synonym]
†Neolobites kummeli Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Neolobites peroni Hyatt 1903
†Neolobites vibrayeanus d'Orbigny 1841
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Invalid names: Neolobites brancai Eck 1908 [synonym], Neolobites bussoni Collignon 1965 [synonym], Neolobites choffati Hyatt 1903 [synonym], Neolobites schweinfurthi Eck 1914 [synonym]
G. †Protengonoceras Hyatt 1900
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†Protengonoceras gabbi Böhm 1898
†Protengonoceras neolobitoides Robert et al. 2018
†Protengonoceras planum Hyatt 1903
Fm. †Hoplitidae Douvillé 1890
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Subfm. †Anahoplitinae Breistroffer 1947
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G. †Anahoplites Hyatt 1900
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†Anahoplites gracilis Spath 1928
†Anahoplites picteti Spath 1925
†Anahoplites planus Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Ammonites splendens Sowerby 1815 [replaced]
†Anahoplites williamsi Maury 1936
†Anahoplites yakounensis Whiteaves 1900
G. †Anahoplitoides Casey 1961
Invalid names: Semenovitinae Mirzoev 1967 [synonym]
Subfm. †Gastroplitinae Wright 1952
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G. †Alopecoceras Kennedy 1978
G. †Anagastroplites Jeletzky 1980
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†Anagastroplites tozeri Jeletzky 1980
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†Gastroplites canadensis Whiteaves 1893
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†Neogastroplites americanus Reeside and Weymouth 1934
†Neogastroplites cornutus Whiteaves 1885
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Invalid names: Kanabiceras wyomingense Reeside and Weymouth 1931 [synonym]
†Neogastroplites kamchatkensis Alabushev and Wiedmann 1994
G. †Paragastroplites Imlay 1961
G. †Pseudogastroplites Jeletzky 1980
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†Pseudogastroplites arcticus Jeletzky 1980
†Pseudogastroplites nanus Jeletzky 1980
G. †Pseudopulchellia Imlay 1961
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†Pseudopulchellia balkwilli Jeletzky 1980
†Pseudopulchellia susukii Murphy and Rodda 1959
G. †Sokolovites Casey 1966
G. †Stelckiceras Jeletzky 1980
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†Stelckiceras liardense Whiteaves 1889
G. †Stotticeras Jeletzky 1980
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†Stotticeras crowense Jeletzky 1980
Subfm. †Hoplitinae Douvillé 1890
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G. †Arrhaphoceras Whitehouse 1927
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†Callihoplites auritus Sowerby 1816
†Callihoplites tetragonus Seeley 1865
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Invalid names: Ammonites acanthonotus Seeley 1865 [synonym], Callihoplites atavus Spath 1928 [synonym], Callihoplites fuscus Spath 1928 [synonym], Callihoplites gymnus Spath 1928 [synonym], Callihoplites paradoxus Spath 1928 [synonym], Callihoplites pulcher Spath 1928 [synonym], Callihoplites senilis Spath 1928 [synonym]
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†Discohoplites coelonotus Seeley 1865
†Discohoplites simplex Wright and Wright 1949
†Discohoplites subfalcatus Semenov 1899
†Discohoplites valbonnensis Hébert and Munier-Chalmas 1875
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Subg. †Epihoplites (Metaclavites) Casey 1965
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Invalid names: Epihoplites trapezoidalis Luppov 1961 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gazdaganites [synonym]
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†Euhoplites reesidei Maury 1936
G. †Hoplites
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Subg. †Hoplites (Hoplites) Neumayr 1875
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Subg. †Hoplites (Isohoplites) Casey 1954
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†Isohoplites steinmanni Jacob 1907
†Hoplites aguilearae Böse 1923
†Hoplites moutonianus d'Orbigny 1850
†Hoplites obtusenodosa Retowski 1893
†Hoplites symonensis Böse 1923
G. †Hyphoplites Spath 1922
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†Hyphoplites campichei Spath 1925
†Hyphoplites costosus Wright and Wright 1949
†Hyphoplites curvatus Mantell 1822
†Hyphoplites curvatus arausionensis Hébert and Munier-Chalmas 1875
†Hyphoplites falcatus Mantell 1822
†Hyphoplites falcatus aurora Wright and Wright 1949
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†Pleurohoplites renauxianus d'Orbigny 1840
G. †Semenoviceras Wright et al. 1996
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†Semenoviceras michalskii Semenov 1899
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Invalid names: Hoplites pseudoauritus Semenov 1899 [synonym], Semenovites (Semenovites) tamalakensis Saveliev 1992 [synonym]
†Semenoviceras solidus Savelev 1960
Invalid names: Semenovites [replaced]
Subfm. †Leymeriellinae Wright 1952
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Subfm. †Sonneratiinae Destombes 1973
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G. †Bucaillella Destombes 1973
G. †Eosonneratia Saveliev 1973
G. †Farnhamia Casey 1954
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†Farnhamia farnhamensis Casey 1954
G. †Otohoplites Steinmann 1925
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†Otohoplites glyphus Casey 1965
†Otohoplites guersanti d'Orbigny 1841
†Otohoplites raulinianus d'Orbigny 1841
G. †Protohoplites Spath 1923
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G. †Pseudosonneratia Spath 1925
G. †Sonneratia Bayle 1878
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†Sonneratia crossi Anderson 1938
†Sonneratia dutempleana d'Orbigny 1850
†Sonneratia kitchini Spath 1925
†Sonneratia perrinsmithi Anderson 1938
†Sonneratia rotator Casey 1965
G. †Sulcohoplites Michailova and Saveliev 1994
Fm. †Placenticeratidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Gissarites Iljin 1958
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†Gissarites iljini Khakimov 1976
†Gissarites kysylchense Iljin 1958
G. †Hoplitoplacenticeras Paulcke 1906
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Invalid names: Hoplitoplacenticeras antokazoense Collignon 1970 [synonym], Hoplitoplacenticeras besairei Collignon 1970 [synonym], Hoplitoplacenticeras trangahyense Collignon 1970 [synonym]
†Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) preyi Kennedy and Summesberger 1999
†Hoplitoplacenticeras fugen Matsumoto 1984
†Hoplitoplacenticeras monju Matsumoto 1982
†Hoplitoplacenticeras rejaudryi de Grossouvre 1894
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Invalid names: Sonneratia rara de Grossouvre 1894 [synonym]
†Hoplitoplacenticeras vari Schlüter 1872
G. †Karamaites Sokolov 1965
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†Karamaites grossouvrei Semenov 1899
G. †Placenticeras Meek 1876
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†Placenticeras bidorsatum Roemer 1841
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Invalid names: Ammonites dujardin Schluter 1867 [synonym], Diplacomoceras canaliculatum Hyatt 1903 [synonym]
†Placenticeras cumminsi Cragin 1893
†Placenticeras fritschi de Grossouvre 1894
†Placenticeras kaffrarium Etheridge 1904
†Placenticeras kolbajense Sokolov 1967
†Placenticeras maherndli Summesberger 1979
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Invalid names: Turkmenites gissarensis Ilyin 1975 [synonym]
†Placenticeras memoriaschloenbachi Laube and Bruder 1887
†Placenticeras orbignyanum Geinitz 1849
†Placenticeras paraplanum Wiedmann 1978
†Placenticeras placenta DeKay 1828
†Placenticeras polyopsis Dujardin 1837
†Placenticeras semiornatum d'Orbigny 1850
†Placenticeras syrtale Morton 1834
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Invalid names: Stantonoceras pseudocostatum Johnson et al. 1964 [synonym]
†Placenticeras tamulicum Blanford 1862
Invalid names: Diplacomoceras Hyatt 1900 [synonym], Karamaiceras [synonym], Pseudoplacenticeras [synonym]
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Invalid names: Placenticeras merenskyi Haughton 1930 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Baghiceratinae Chiplonkar and Ghare 1976 [invalid subgroup], Hypengonoceratidae Chiplonkar and Ghare 1976 [synonym], Rapidoplacenticeratinae Alabushev and Alabusheva 1988 [empty]
Fm. †Schloenbachiidae Parona and Bonarelli 1897
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G. †Schloenbachia Neumayr 1875
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†Schloenbachia blanfordianus Stoliczka 1863
†Schloenbachia lenzi Szajnocha 1885
†Schloenbachia varians Sowerby 1817
Invalid names: Saltericeras [synonym]
Invalid names: Forbesiceratinae Wright 1952 [empty], Schloenbachiinae Parona and Bonarelli 1897 [empty]
Invalid names: Forbesiceridae Wright 1952 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 152.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (724 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Argentina (Mendoza) Hoplites vetustus (137144)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Russian Federation Delphinella obtusenodosa (213004)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Ukraine Delphinella obtusenodosa (163877 163882)
Berriasian - Turonian145.0 - 89.8USA (California) Sonneratia crossi (216097)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Mexico (Durango) Hoplites sp. (87612)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Hoplites sp. (211839 212052)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Sonneratia kitchini (1823)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Spain (Catalonia) Hoplites desayesi (111535)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (Texas) Metengonoceras inscriptum (84441)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Japan Hoplitaceae indet. (65019)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Metaplacenticeras californicum (221105 221106 221107)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Dakota) Placenticeras sp. (235333)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Placenticeras sp. (3867)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan Metaplacenticeras subtilistriatum (181920 181921 181922)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Placenticeras placenta (3870)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Metaplacenticeras pacificum (215264)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Placenticeras minor (221052) Placenticeras syrtale (57916)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Placenticeras interealare (7549) Placenticeras meeki (7483 7531 7536 7548 7569)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France Hoplitoplacenticeras lasfresnayanum (83648)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Placenticeras sp. (7616)