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Brancoceratinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Brancoceratidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Brancoceratinae Spath
1975Brancoceratinae Förster p. 217
1979Brancoceratinae Cooper and Kennedy p. 265
1996Brancoceratinae Wright et al. p. 135
1998Brancoceratinae Kennedy et al. p. 12
2007Brancoceratinae Szives p. 57
2008Brancoceratinae Kennedy et al. p. 41
2014Brancoceratinae Mosavinia et al. p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyBrancoceratidae
subfamilyBrancoceratinaeSpath 1934
subfamilyBrancoceratinaeSpath 1934

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.

Subfm. †Brancoceratinae Spath 1934
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G. †Brancoceras Steinmann 1881
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Subg. †Brancoceras (Brancoceras) Steinmann 1881
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Invalid names: Paroxytropidoceras Breistroffer 1951 [nomen nudum]
†Brancoceras euzebioi Maury 1936
†Brancoceras parvum Anderson 1902
†Brancoceras senequieri d'Orbigny 1841
Invalid names: Hystatoceras Hyatt 1900 [synonym]
G. †Cantabrigites Spath 1933
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Invalid names: Mortoniceras (Cantabrigites) subsimplex Spath 1933 [synonym]
†Cantabrigites spinosum Pervinquière 1907
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Invalid names: Mortoniceras worthense Adkins 1920 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Komeceras lineatocostatum van Hoepen 1944 [synonym]
G. †Erioliceras Sepkoski 2002
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†Erioliceras elegans Van Hoepen 1955
†Erioliceras humilis Van Hoepen 1955
†Erioliceras tenuis Van Hoepen 1955
Invalid names: Omocyrtoceras Van Hoepen 1955 [synonym], Tetragonoceras Van Hoepen 1955 [synonym]
G. †Hysteroceras Hyatt 1900
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†Hysteroceras andinum Renz 1971
†Hysteroceras antipodeum Etheridge 1902
†Hysteroceras bucklandi Spath 1922
†Hysteroceras choffati Spath 1925
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Invalid names: Askoloboceras fastigatum Van Hoepen 1944 [synonym]
†Hysteroceras multifalcatum van Hoepen 1944
†Hysteroceras ootaturense Stoliczka 1865
†Hysteroceras orbignyi Spath 1922
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Invalid names: Terasceras improvisum van Hoepen 1944 [synonym], Terasceras subfalcatum van Hoepen 1944 [synonym]
†Hysteroceras subbinum Spath 1934
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Invalid names: Terasceras falcatum van Hoepen 1944 [synonym], Terasceras pseudofalcatum van Hoepen 1944 [synonym]
Invalid names: Askoloboceras Van Hoepen 1944 [synonym], Komeceras Van Hoepen 1944 [synonym], Petinoceras Van Hoepen 1944 [synonym], Spathiceras Whitehouse 1927 [synonym], Terasceras van Hoepen 1944 [synonym], Terascosceras Van Hoepen 1944 [synonym]
G. †Neokentroceras Spath 1921
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Invalid names: Neokentroceras speciosum Haas 1942 [synonym]
†Neokentroceras magnum Haas 1942
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Invalid names: Neokentroceras choffati Spath 1922 [synonym]
G. †Parabrancoceras Breistroffer 1951
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†Parabrancoceras aenigmaticum Collignon 1949
†Parabrancoceras besairiei Collignon 1949
†Parabrancoceras compressum Collignon 1949
†Parabrancoceras dromense Kennedy et al. 2000
†Parabrancoceras humile Collignon 1949
†Parabrancoceras rotundatum Collignon 1949
Invalid names: Erioliceratinae Van Hoepen 1955 [synonym]
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 Lopingian to the top of the Cenomanian or 259.90000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (98 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Brancoceras sp. (230339)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Brancoceras besairiei, Brancoceras compressum, Brancoceras capricornusimile, Brancoceras rotundatum, Brancoceras humile, Brancoceras carinatum, Brancoceras aenigmaticum, Brancoceras helcion (86497)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Hysteroceras subbinum (98234)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Peru Brancoceras sp. (88673)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France Brancoceras sp. (56561)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3France Cantabrigites cantabrigense (13499)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian112.03 - 99.6France Hysteroceras sp., Cantabrigites sp., Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras subbinum (58861) Hysteroceras sp., Hysteroceras varicosum (57922)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Ecuador Brancoceras sp. (56767)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Nigeria Hysteroceras sp. (82769)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Brazil (Sergipe) Brancoceras euzebioi (87867)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Madagascar Brancoceras besairiei, Brancoceras compressum (98232)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Switzerland Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras varicosum (197618)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Madagascar (Mahajanga) Hysteroceras subbinum (86506)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6North Atlantic Hysteroceras subbinum, Hysteroceras varicosum (74358)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Netherlands Antilles Hysteroceras sp. (82385)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Italy Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras binum (12838)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Belgium Cantabrigites cantabrigense (174924)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Argentina (Santa Cruz) Hysteroceras leanzai (74299)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Madagascar (Antsiranana) Hysteroceras pseudovaricostum, Hysteroceras gracillinum, Hysteroceras aequatorealis, Hysteroceras bispinosa, Hysteroceras laferrerei, Hysteroceras tectorium, Hysteroceras choffati, Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras carinatum, Neokentroceras costatum, Hysteroceras binum (98215)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mozambique Hysteroceras choffati, Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras subbinum, Hysteroceras carinatum (174827) Hysteroceras choffati, Hysteroceras orbignyi, Mortoniceras cantabrigense (174811) Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras subbinum (174805)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Cantabrigites spinosum (175117) Cantabrigites subsimplex (82366)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Madagascar (Mahajanga) Hysteroceras orbignyi (98220)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Antarctica Hysteroceras orbignyi (83366)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Australia (Northern Territory) Hysteroceras sp., Hysteroceras antipodeum (70245)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Cantabrigites cantabrigense (58533) Cantabrigites cantabrigense, Cantabrigites sp., Hysteroceras binum (58527) Cantabrigites cantabrigensis (56680) Cantabrigites varians (58248) Hysteroceras carinatum (56674) Hysteroceras orbignyi (58245 58386) Hysteroceras sp. (56543 56665 56678 58246 58363 58364) Hysteroceras sp., Cantabrigites cantabridgiensis, Hysteroceras orbignyi (58431) Hysteroceras sp., Cantabrigites cantabrigense (56669) Hysteroceras sp., Cantabrigites sp. (58359) Hysteroceras sp., Cantabrigites sp., Hysteroceras carinatum, Hysteroceras varicosum (58122) Hysteroceras sp., Hysteroceras orbignyi (56552 58126) Hysteroceras sp., Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras capricornu (58119) Hysteroceras sp., Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras carinatum, Hysteroceras varicosum, Hysteroceras capricornu (58125) Hysteroceras sp., Hysteroceras subbinum, Hysteroceras carinatum, Hysteroceras binum (56554) Hysteroceras sp., Hysteroceras varicostum, Cantabrigites sp. (56523) Hysteroceras spp. (56848)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Switzerland Cantabrigites sp. (58113)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Nigeria Hysteroceras binum (82770) Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras semileve, Hysteroceras binum, Hysteroceras multifalcatum (82764) Hysteroceras sp. (82762) Neokentroceras curvicornu (82766 210681) Neokentroceras sp. (210166)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Hysteroceras varicosum (51673)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (California) Hysteroceras varicosum (225651)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Iran Hysteroceras orbignyi (174594)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Angola Hysteroceras ootaturense (232171) Neokentroceras pseudovaricosum (210732) Neokentroceras pseudovaricosum, Neokentroceras curvicornu, Neokentroceras crassicostatum (88878) Neokentroceras pseudovaricosum, Neokentroceras curvicornu, Neokentroceras singulare, Neokentroceras crassicostatum (88879) Neokentroceras sp., Hysteroceras choffati, Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras subbinum, Hysteroceras falcicostatum, Hysteroceras intermedium, Hysteroceras semileve, Hysteroceras propinquum, Neokentroceras choffati, Neokentroceras costatum, Neokentroceras magnum, Neokentroceras subtuberculatum, Neokentroceras speciosum, Neokentroceras pseudovaricosum, Neokentroceras curvicornu, Neokentroceras singulare, Hysteroceras varicosum, Hysteroceras binum (83840) Neokentroceras sp., Neokentroceras pseudovaricosum, Neokentroceras curvicornu (210847) Neokentroceras subtuberculatum (88880 210739) Neokentroceras subtuberculatum, Neokentroceras pseudovaricosum (210730) Neokentroceras trituberculatum (88881) Schloenbachia gracillima, Schloenbachia varicosa (210888) Schloenbachia lenzi (210851)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Venezuela (Lara) Hysteroceras choffati, Hysteroceras orbignyi, Hysteroceras carinatum, Hysteroceras andinum, Hysteroceras bucklandi (87953) Hysteroceras subbinum, Hysteroceras carinatum (87956)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain Hysteroceras sp. (3823)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6South Africa Hysteroceras sp. (66014 66015)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Colombia Hysteroceras andinum (67513 67514 67515 67516 67518 67519 67520 67521 67522 67523 67524 67525 67526) Hysteroceras sp. (67534 67535)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (California) Brancoceras parvum (83775)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Hysteroceras sp. (58935)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Hysteroceras sp. (58890)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Hysteroceras sp. (58626)