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Engonoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Engonoceratidae

Taxonomy

Engonoceratidae was named by Hyatt (1900).

It was assigned to Hoplitaceaea by Kennedy (1994); to Engonoceratoidea by Bulot (2010); to Hoplitaceae by Wright (1952), Kennedy and Simmons (1991), Meister et al. (1992), Meister et al. (1994), Lucas and Estep (1998), Kennedy et al. (1998), Szives (2007) and Robert et al. (2018); and to Hoplitoidea by Kennedy (2005), Aly et al. (2008), El Qot (2018) and Guendouz et al. (2022).

Subtaxa

Engonoceras, Metengonoceras (syn. Epengonoceras), Neolobites, Protengonoceras

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1900	Engonoceratidae Hyatt p. 585
1952	Engonoceratidae Wright
1991	Engonoceratidae Kennedy and Simmons p. 132
1992	Engonoceratidae Meister et al. p. 59
1994	Engonoceratidae Kennedy p. 221
1994	Engonoceratidae Meister et al. p. 191
1998	Engonoceratidae Kennedy et al. p. 7
1998	Engonoceratidae Lucas and Estep p. 78
2005	Engonoceratidae Kennedy p. 357
2007	Engonoceratidae Szives p. 101
2008	Engonoceratidae Aly et al. p. 46
2010	Engonoceratidae Bulot
2018	Engonoceratidae El Qot p. 156
2018	Engonoceratidae Robert et al. p. 9
2022	Engonoceratidae Guendouz et al. p. 2161

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Hoplitoidea	(Douvillé 1890)
family	Engonoceratidae
family	Engonoceratidae

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. †Engonoceratidae Hyatt 1900

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G. †Engonoceras Neumayr and Uhlig 1881

†Buchiceras (Sphenodiscus) belviderensis serpentinus Cragin 1900

†Engonoceras belviderense Cragin 1894

Invalid names: Engonoceras uddeni Cragin 1900 [synonym]

†Engonoceras complicatum Hyatt 1903

†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 stolleyi Böhm 1898

†Engonoceras subjectum Hyatt 1903

†Engonoceras wilkinsoni Packard 1956

G. †Metengonoceras Hyatt 1903

†Metengonoceras acutum Hyatt 1903

†Metengonoceras ambiguum Hyatt 1903

†Metengonoceras aspenanum Reeside and Weymouth 1931

†Metengonoceras bedoti Grossouvre 1912

†Metengonoceras bravoense Böse 1928

†Metengonoceras dumbli Cragin 1893

Invalid names: Metengonoceras arnaudi Grossouvre 1912 [synonym], Metengonoceras douvillei Grossouvre 1912 [synonym], Metengonoceras nigeriense Furon 1935 [synonym], Metengonoceras tolveiense Grossouvre 1912 [synonym]

†Metengonoceras inscriptum Hyatt 1903

†Metengonoceras oliveirai Brito 1967

†Metengonoceras teigenense Cobban and Kennedy 1989

Invalid names: Epengonoceras Spath 1924 [synonym]

G. †Neolobites Fisher 1882

†Neolobites fourteaui Pervinquière 1907

Invalid names: Neolobites medeninensis Basse 1954 [synonym]

†Neolobites kummeli Benavides-Caceres 1956

†Neolobites peroni Hyatt 1903

†Neolobites vibrayeanus d'Orbigny 1841

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

†Protengonoceras gabbi Böhm 1898

†Protengonoceras neolobitoides Robert et al. 2018

†Protengonoceras planum Hyatt 1903

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Turonian or 122.46000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (132 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	USA (Texas)	Metengonoceras inscriptum (84441)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	USA (Kansas)	Engonoceras belviderense (2052 2056)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	Madagascar	Metengonoceras kuntzi, Metengonoceras carinatum (98245)
Early/Lower Albian	112.03 - 109.0	USA (Texas)	Engonoceras complicatum (82423) Engonoceras elegans (82421) Engonoceras gibbosum (82415) Engonoceras hilli (82414) Engonoceras stolleyi, Engonoceras hilli (82424) Metengonoceras ambiguum (82413) Metengonoceras inscriptum, Metengonoceras ambiguum (82412)
Early/Lower Albian	112.03 - 109.0	Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza)	Engonoceras sp. (88253)
Middle Albian	109.0 - 105.3	Puerto Rico	Engonoceras spp. (209726)
Middle Albian	109.0 - 105.3	Mexico (Sonora)	Engonoceras complicatum, Protengonoceras gabbi, Protengonoceras neolobitoides (191942)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Spain	Protengonoceras gabbi (66129)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Mexico (Sonora)	Engonoceras stolleyi (191941)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Canada (Alberta)	Engonoceras sp. (89190)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	USA (Texas)	Engonoceras hilli (82418) Engonoceras retardum (175112) Engonoceras serpentinum (82361 82362 82363 82364 82368 175115 175118) Engonoceras serpentinum, Engonoceras subjectum (82367) Engonoceras sp. (5194 52126) Engonoceras stolleyi, Engonoceras hilli (82416 82419 82429)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Egypt	Engonoceras serpentinum (191706)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	USA (New Mexico)	Engonoceras belviderense (179774) Engonoceras serpentinum (176831) Engonoceras sp. (179735)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian	105.3 - 93.5	USA (Texas)	Engonoceras serpentinum (175113 175114 175116)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	USA (Texas)	Metengonoceras dumbli (4648 4655 6493 6498 6505 6506 6513 6533 6591 6593 6595 6604 6606 6607 6611 6614 6644)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Tunisia (Sidi Bou Zid)	Neolobites peroni (108971)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Egypt	Neolobites faurtaui, Neolobites vibrayeanus (138415) Neolobites vibrayeanus (138408)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza)	Engonoceras bravoense (88218)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Texas)	Engonoceras bravoense (88219) Engonoceras retardum (175162) Engonoceras retardum, Metengonoceras bravoense (175110) Engonoceras serpentinum (175338 175339) Metengonoceras bravoense (175111)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Mexico (Chiapas)	Metengonoceras sp. (192074)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Nigeria	Epengonoceras dumbli (210096)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Peru (Cajamarca)	Neolobites kummeli (88159 88162)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Minnesota)	Metengonoceras acutum (175723) Metengonoceras dumblei (88011 88012)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	France	Neolobites vibrayeanus (82844)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Jordan	Metengonoceras dumbli (178496 178508) Neolobites vibrayeanus (178492 178497 178502 178506)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Spain (Asturias)	Neolobites vibrayeanus (98397)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Spain	Neolobites vibrayeanus (186986 186987 186988 186989 186990)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Algeria	Neolobites vibrayeanus (227878 227879 227882 227904 227905 227906)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (New Mexico)	Metengonoceras acutum (175721)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Bolivia	Neolobites sp., Neolobites kummeli (229871)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Iowa)	Metengonoceras dumbli (88009)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Neolobites faurtaui, Neolobites vibrayeanus (138416) Neolobites vibrayeanus (114793 114794 114795 114809 114887 114889 140238 140578 140715 141572 151604 151605 184766 208638)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Niger	Metengonoceras dumbli (175432 175437 175438) Neolobites sp. (175445) Neolobites sp., Metengonoceras dumbli (175446) Neolobites vibrayeanus (175433 175479)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Oman	Neolobites vibrayeanus (82359)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Tunisia	Neolobites vibrayeanus (161132)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Texas)	Metengonoceras acutum (175717 175718)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Texas)	Metengonoceras dumbli (175719 175722)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Colorado)	Metengonoceras dumbli (175720)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Neolobites vibrayeanus (161467)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza)	Engonoceras bravoense (88222)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Tunisia (Sidi Bou Zid)	Neolobites fourteaui (108970) Neolobites sp. indet. (217162)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	Nigeria	Epengonoceras dumblii (3812)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (Minnesota)	Epengonoceras dumblei (1987 1990)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Spain	Epengonoceras sp. (66962)