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Texanitinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy

Texanitinae was named by Collignon (1948). Its type is Texanites.

It was assigned to Peroniceratidae by Wright (1952); and to Collignoniceratidae by Matsumoto (1959), Kennedy et al. (1973), Klinger and Kennedy (1980), Riccardi (1981), Kennedy (1984), Kennedy and Cobban (1991), Kennedy and Christensen (1991), Cobban and Kennedy (1992), Kennedy and Cobban (1993), Kennedy (1995), Kennedy et al. (1997), Főzy (2001), Szives (2007).

Subtaxa

Aneuretoceras, Bevahites, Cryptotexanites, Defordiceras, Menabites, Neogauthiericeras, Paratexanites (syn. Parabevahites), Pleurotexanites, Protexanites, Reginaites, Submortoniceras (syn. Jimenesites, Butticeras), Texanites (syn. Neoselwynoceras) (type genus)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1948	Texanitinae Collignon
1952	Texanitinae Wright
1959	Texanitinae Matsumoto p. 124
1973	Texanitinae Kennedy et al. p. 102
1980	Texanitinae Klinger and Kennedy p. 322
1981	Texanitinae Riccardi p. 5
1984	Texanitinae Kennedy p. 104
1991	Texanitinae Kennedy and Christensen p. 214
1991	Texanitinae Kennedy and Cobban p. 176
1992	Texanitinae Cobban and Kennedy p. 73
1993	Texanitinae Kennedy and Cobban p. 836
1995	Texanitinae Kennedy p. 417
1997	Texanitinae Kennedy et al. p. 4
2001	Texanitinae Főzy p. 32
2007	Texanitinae Szives p. 130

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Acanthoceratoidea	(de Grossouvre 1894)
family	Collignoniceratidae	Wright and Wright 1951
subfamily	Texanitinae	Collignon 1948
subfamily	Texanitinae	Collignon 1948

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. †Texanitinae Collignon 1948

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G. †Aneuretoceras

†Aneuretoceras variabile Kennedy and Cobban 1991

G. †Bevahites

G. †Cryptotexanites Kennedy and Cobban 1993

†Cryptotexanites paedomorphicus Kennedy and Cobban 1993

G. †Defordiceras Young 1963

G. †Menabites Collignon 1948

Subg. †Menabites (Australiella) Collignon 1948

†Menabites (Australiella) besairiei Collignon 1938

Subg. †Menabites (Bererella) Collignon 1948

†Menabites (Bererella) bererensis Collignon 1948

†Menabites (Bererella) walnutensis Young 1963

Subg. †Menabites (Delawarella) Collignon 1948

†Menabites (Delawarella) campaniense de Grossouvre 1894

†Menabites (Delawarella) danei Young 1963

†Menabites (Delawarella) delawarensis Morton 1830

†Menabites (Delawarella) suemegensis Főzy 2001

†Menabites (Delawarella) vanuxemi Morton 1830

Subg. †Menabites (Menabites) Collignon 1948

†Menabites (Menabites) menabensis Collignon 1948

G. †Neogauthiericeras

†Neogauthiericeras zafimahovai Collignon 1969

G. †Paratexanites

Subg. †Paratexanites (Paratexanites) Collignon 1948

†Paratexanites desmondi de Grossouvre 1894

Invalid names: Paratexanites (Paratexanites) rex Matsumoto 1970 [synonym]

†Paratexanites serratomarginatus Redtenbacher 1873

†Paratexanites zeilleri de Grossouvre 1894

Invalid names: Mortoniceras michelii Mariani 1896 [synonym]

Invalid names: Parabevahites Collignon 1948 [synonym]

G. †Pleurotexanites

G. †Protexanites Matsumoto 1955

Subg. †Protexanites (Protexanites) Matsumoto 1955

†Protexanites (Protexanites) bontanti de Grossouvre 1894

†Protexanites (Protexanites) bourgeoisianus d'Orbigny 1850

Invalid names: Mortoniceras shoshonense Meek 1876 [synonym]

†Protexanites thompsoni Jones 1966

G. †Reginaites Reyment 1957

†Reginaites exilis Kennedy and Cobban 1991

†Reginaites gappi Wiedmann 1978

†Reginaites leei Reeside 1927

†Reginaites zulu Klinger and Kennedy 1980

G. †Submortoniceras Spath 1926

†Submortoniceras buttense Anderson 1958

†Submortoniceras chicoense Trask 1856

Invalid names: Mortoniceras (Submortoniceras) buttense Anderson 1902 [synonym], Mortoniceras (Submortoniceras) gabbi Anderson 1902 [synonym], Mortoniceras (Submortoniceras) pentzanum Anderson 1958 [synonym], Mortoniceras (Submortoniceras) randalli Anderson 1958 [synonym], Mortoniceras (Submortoniceras) templetoni Hall and Ambrose 1916 [synonym]

†Submortoniceras punctatum Collignon 1948

†Submortoniceras studleyi Anderson 1958

†Submortoniceras uddeni Young 1963

†Submortoniceras vandaliaense Young 1963

†Submortoniceras woodsi Spath 1921

Invalid names: Butticeras Anderson 1958 [synonym], Jimenesites Carrasco 1967 [synonym]

G. †Texanites Spath 1932

†Barroisiceras (Texanites) dentatocarinatum Roemer 1849

Subg. †Texanites (Plesiotexanites) Matsumoto 1970

Subg. †Plesiotexanites (Eutexanites) Klinger and Kennedy 1980

†Plesiotexanites (Eutexanites) sextuberculatus Klinger and Kennedy 1980

†Texanites (Plesiotexanites) shiloensis Young 1963

†Texanites (Plesiotexanites) stangeri Baily 1855

Subg. †Texanites (Texanites) Spath 1932

†Texanites (Texanites) americanus Lasswitz 1904

†Texanites (Texanites) gallicus Collignon 1948

†Texanites (Texanites) pseudotexanum de Grossouvre 1894

†Texanites (Texanites) quinquenodosus Redtenbacher 1837

†Texanites (Texanites) soutoni Baily 1855

†Texanites (Texanites) texanus Roemer 1852

†Texanites angolanus Haas 1942

†Texanites dichotomus Collignon 1948

†Texanites hourcqi Collignon 1948

†Texanites kawasakii Kawada 1929

†Texanites quattuornodosus Lasswitz 1904

†Texanites venustus Collignon 1948

Invalid names: Neoselwynoceras [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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (187 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous	100.5 - 66.0	USA (California)	Mortoniceras randalli, Butticeras studleyi, Mortoniceras chicoense (215430)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (New Mexico)	Protexanites shoshonensis (82281) Texanites omeraensis, Reginaites leei (82259)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Texas)	Barroisiceras dentatocarinatum (88535 88536 88537)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Mexico (Guerrero)	Barroisiceras dentatocarinata (100120)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Spain	Protexanites shoshonensis, Protexanites planatus, Paratexanites serratomarginatus, Paratexanites zeilleri (66964) Protexanites sp. (66965)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Nigeria	Texanites sp. (82737)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Poland	Texanites sp. (183406)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Mortoniceras zeilleri (179067) Paratexanites zeilleri (3735)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (California)	Protexanites thompsoni (88628)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Canada (British Columbia)	Plesiotexanites sp. (87708)
Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Haiti	Texanites sp. (88267)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Venezuela (Trujillo)	Barroisiceras dentatocarinatum (88268)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Brazil	Reginaites sp. (140901)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Texanites collignoni (69894)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Venezuela	Protexanites sp. (88353)
Early/Lower Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (New Mexico)	Protexanites shoshonensis (87847)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Montana)	Protexanites sp. (89500)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Ammonites bourgeoisianus (179032) Aneuretoceras variabile (179217 179222) Mortoniceras bontanti (179066) Paratexanites serratomarginatus (117203 178812 179068 179069 179070 179071 179739) Paratexanites serratomarginatus, Protexanites bourgeoisi (179056 179059) Paratexanites zeilleri (179199) Protexanites bontanti (179734) Protexanites bontanti, Protexanites bourgeoisianus (179220) Protexanites bourgeoisi (178990 179033 179054 179055 179057 179058 179060 179063 179064 179065) Protexanites bourgeoisi, Protexanites bontanti (179061) Protexanites bourgeoisianus (179219)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (New Mexico)	Protexanites shoshonensis (82248)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Texas)	Texanites gallicus (99927) Texanites vanhoepeni (99922) Texanites vanhoepeni, Protexanites planatus (99937)
Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	Spain (Catalunia)	Protexanites bourgoisi (162691)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Paratexanites zeilleri (179123 179124 179671 179721 179736 179737 179738) Protexanites bourgeoisianus (178991) Protexanites sp., Paratexanites zeilleri (179221)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	USA (Wyoming)	Mortoniceras shoshonense (88544)
Middle Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	South Africa	Plesiotexanites sextuberculatus (82441)
Middle Coniacian - Late/Upper Coniacian	89.8 - 85.7	France	Protexanites bourgeoisi (69886 179062)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	France	Paratexanites emscheris, Paratexanites bourgeoisi (3736)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Spain	Protexanites sp. (66967)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	France	Paratexanites serratomarginatus (69868) Texanites quinquenodosus (69871)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	USA (California)	Texanites kawasakii (224929)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Spain	Protexanites peroni, Protexanites planatus, Texanites gallicus (66969) Protexanites peroni, Protexanites planatus, Texanites hispanicus, Texanites oliveti, Plesiotexanites sp., Texanites quinquenodosus, Protexanites bourgeoisi, Texanites gallicus (66968)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Texas)	Menabites austinensis (99936) Texanites gallicus (99933 99935)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Denmark	Protexanites sp. (70061) Texanites pseudotexanum (70059 70060)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa	Pleurotexanites superbus (72035)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)	Texanites sp. (38158)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Colorado)	Protexanites shoshonensis, Texanites americanus (87852) Texanites americanus (87854)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Japan	Protexanites sp. (115280 115283 115284)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Austria	Texanites quinquenodosus (173328)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Texanites quinquenodosus (69895)
Early/Lower Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Texanites collignoni (69872)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Japan	Texanites sp. (82350 82352 82354 82356)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Mississippi)	Reginaites exilis (3583) Texanites sp., Texanites gallicus, Reginaites exilis, Reginaites leei (3584)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Delaware)	Texanites sp., Menabites delawarensis, Menabites vanuxemi, Submortoniceras punctatum, Cryptotexanites paedomorphicus (88607)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Madagascar	Texanites collignoni (232213) Texanites sp., Texanites collignoni, Texanites soutoni (232218)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (Alabama)	Mortoniceras texanum (239869)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Texanites americanus (179640) Texanites gallicus (179659) Texanites soutoni (179639)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa	Reginaites zulu (82628) Submortoniceras woodsi, Plesiotexanites stangeri (82463) Submortoniceras woodsi, Texanites soutoni (82462) Submortoniceras woodsi, Texanites stangeri (82629)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Austria	Reginaites gappi (178914)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Lebanon	Texanites texanus (92241)
Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (New Mexico)	Protexanites shoshonensis (87848) Texanites omeraensis, Reginaites leei (87849)
Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Angola	Protexanites sp., Texanites venustus (210904) Texanites venustus (210905)
Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa	Plesiotexanites matsumotoi (82470) Texanites solutoni (82472 82473) Texanites umzambiense (82460 82469)
Middle Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Texanites gallicus (179740) Texanites gallicus, Texanites soutoni (179605) Texanites quinquenodosus (179741 179742 179743) Texanites quinquenodosus, Texanites soutoni (179665)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	France	Texanites quinquenodosus (179203)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Peru (Cajamarca)	Texanites hourcqi (88154)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Cameroon	Submortoniceras soutoni (82792) Texanites dichotomous (209686) Texanites quattuornodosus, Submortoniceras soutoni (209645)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Angola	Texanites angolanus (210985)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Cuba	Texanites sp. (100121)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	USA (California)	Mortoniceras gabbi, Butticeras sp., Butticeras studleyi (44275) Peroniceras leei (44238)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa	Texanites stangeri (66070)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	South Africa (Eastern Cape)	Ammonites stangeri, Ammonites soutoni (175261)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Japan	Protexanites fukazawai (65025) Protexanites sp. (219957) Texanites kawasakii (62212)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	USA (California)	Submortoniceras chicoense (239930)
Santonian - Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Gabon	Mortoniceras texanum (209612)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Russian Federation (Sakhalin)	Submortoniceras fukazawai (64593)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	South Africa	Submortoniceras sp. (71008) Submortoniceras woodsi, Texanites stangeri (82728)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Submortoniceras chicoense (86937 225677 225680 225682) Submortoniceras sp. (225737)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Mexico (Coahuila)	Delawarella delawarensis (201737)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Japan	Texanites sp. (62237)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France	Submortoniceras sp. (165889)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (New Jersey)	Menabites delawarensis (88606 188337) Menabites delawarensis, Menabites vanuxemi (88610) Menabites walnutensis (82387)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Spain	Plesiotexanites stangeri (66993)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Ammonites chicoensis, Mortoniceras randalli, Mortoniceras buttense, Mortoniceras pentzanum, Mortoniceras gabbi, Butticeras studleyi (44277) Butticeras buttense, Butticeras studleyi (86786) Schloenbachia buttensis, Mortoniceras pentzanum, Mortoniceras gabbi, Butticeras buttense (44274) Submortoniceras chicoense (3886 86938 225634)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Maryland)	Menabites delawarensis (27571) Menabites delawarensis, Menabites vanuxemi (82386)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Texas)	Neogauthiericeras zafimahovai (72028) Submortoniceras sp., Menabites delawarensis, Menabites vanuxemi, Menabites danei, Submortoniceras vandaliaense (221086)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Mexico (Coahuila)	Menabites vanuxemi (171307)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	South Africa	Submortoniceras condamyi (82464 177259)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Delaware)	Menabites delawarensis, Submortoniceras uddeni (88609) Menabites sp., Menabites delawarensis (88608) Submortoniceras uddeni (82365)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Cameroon	Texanites quinquenodosus (209676)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Germany	Submortoniceras sp. (36809)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	France	Menabites besairiei (165893) Menabites campaniense (165849) Menabites delawarensis (165890 165891) Mortoniceras campaniense (165892)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Mississippi)	Delawarella danei (6657) Delawarella delawarensis (6658 6660)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	South Africa	Menabites sp. (82458)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Texas)	Menabites sp., Menabites delawarensis, Menabites vanuxemi, Menabites danei (73635)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Hungary	Menabites suemegensis (198668)
Middle Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Peru (Amazonas)	Menabites sp. 1 (52839)