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Gaudryceratinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae

Taxonomy

Gaudryceratidae was named by Spath (1927).

It was reranked as the subfamily Gaudryceratinae by Matsumoto (1959), Murphy (1967), Henderson (1970), Nagy (1970), Kennedy et al. (1973), Cooper and Kennedy (1979), Szives (2007), Hoffmann (2010) and Shigeta et al. (2023).

It was assigned to Lytocerataceae by Wright (1952); to Lytoceratida by Kennedy and Klinger (1979); to Tetragonitaceae by Cooper (1978), Summesberger (1979), Summesberger (1980), Wright and Kennedy (1984), Summesberger (1992), Ward and Kennedy (1993), Kennedy (1994), Kennedy (1995), Wright et al. (1996), Kennedy (1999) and Arkadiev et al. (2000); to Gaudryceratidae by Cooper and Kennedy (1979) and Szives (2007); to Tetragonitoidea by Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2007), Shigeta and Nishimura (2013), Shigeta (2013), Shigeta and Nishimura (2014), Shigeta (2016), Shigeta and Izukura (2018), Kennedy and Morris (2018) and El Qot (2018); and to Tetragonitidae by Matsumoto (1959), Murphy (1967), Henderson (1970), Nagy (1970), Kennedy et al. (1973), Hoffmann (2010) and Shigeta et al. (2023).

Subtaxa

Anagaudryceras (syn. Murphyella, Paragaudryceras), Eogaudryceras, Gaudryceras (syn. Neogaudryceras, Hemigaudryceras, Vertebrites, Epigaudryceras, Pseudogaudryceras), Gaudryceras sigcau, Parajaubertella, Zealandites, Zelandites (syn. Anazelandites, Varunaites, Hypogaudryceras)

Synonyms

Gaudryceras sigcau was named by van Hoepen (1921).

It was considered a nomen dubium by Kennedy and Klinger (1979).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1921	Gaudryceras sigcau van Hoepen p. 9 figs. Pl 2, figs 13-16; text-fig 5
1927	Gaudryceratidae Spath
1952	Gaudryceratidae Wright
1959	Gaudryceratinae Matsumoto pp. 137 - 138
1967	Gaudryceratinae Murphy p. 3
1970	Gaudryceratinae Henderson p. 15
1970	Gaudryceratinae Nagy p. 31
1973	Gaudryceratinae Kennedy et al. p. 100
1978	Gaudryceratidae Cooper p. 59
1979	Gaudryceratinae Cooper and Kennedy p. 189
1979	Gaudryceratidae Kennedy and Klinger p. 123
1979	Gaudryceratidae Summesberger p. 113
1980	Gaudryceratidae Summesberger p. 276
1984	Gaudryceratidae Wright and Kennedy p. 49
1992	Gaudryceratidae Summesberger p. 107
1993	Gaudryceratidae Ward and Kennedy p. 17
1994	Gaudryceratidae Kennedy p. 218
1995	Gaudryceratidae Kennedy p. 390
1996	Gaudryceratidae Wright et al. p. 2
1999	Gaudryceratidae Kennedy p. 644
2000	Gaudryceratidae Arkadiev et al. p. 98
2007	Gaudryceratidae Kennedy et al. p. 515
2007	Gaudryceratidae Kennedy and Latil p. 458
2007	Gaudryceratinae Szives p. 93
2010	Gaudryceratinae Hoffmann p. 56
2013	Gaudryceratidae Shigeta p. 312
2013	Gaudryceratidae Shigeta and Nishimura p. 48
2014	Gaudryceratidae Shigeta and Nishimura p. 179
2016	Gaudryceratidae Shigeta p. 334
2018	Gaudryceratidae El Qot p. 150
2018	Gaudryceratidae Kennedy and Morris p. 87
2018	Gaudryceratidae Shigeta and Izukura p. 14
2023	Gaudryceratinae Shigeta et al. p. 407

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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
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Tetragonitoidea	(Hyatt 1900)
family	Tetragonitidae	Hyatt 1900
subfamily	Gaudryceratinae	(Spath 1927)
subfamily	Gaudryceratinae	(Spath 1927)

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. †Gaudryceratinae Spath 1927

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G. †Anagaudryceras Shimizu 1934

†Anagaudryceras aurarium Anderson 1938

†Anagaudryceras compressum Shigeta and Nishimura 2014

†Anagaudryceras involvulum Stoliczka 1865

†Anagaudryceras lueneburgense Schluter 1872

†Anagaudryceras madraspatanum Stoliczka 1865

†Anagaudryceras matsumotoi Morozumi 1985

†Anagaudryceras mikobokense Collignon 1956

Invalid names: Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) aureum Anderson 1958 [synonym]

†Anagaudryceras nanum Matsumoto 1985

†Anagaudryceras particostatum Marshall 1926

Invalid names: Gaudryceras crenatum Marshall 1926 [synonym], Saghalinites zelandicus Shimizu 1935 [synonym]

†Anagaudryceras politissimum Kossmat 1895

†Anagaudryceras pulchrum Crick 1907

†Anagaudryceras sacya Forbes 1846

Invalid names: Ammonites buddha Forbes 1846 [synonym]

†Anagaudryceras subsacya Marshall 1926

†Anagaudryceras subtilineatum Kossmat 1895

†Anagaudryceras tennenti Henderson 1970

†Anagaudryceras valudavurense Kossmat 1895

†Anagaudryceras yamashitai Yabe 1903

Invalid names: Murphyella Matsumoto 1972 [synonym], Paragaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym]

G. †Eogaudryceras Spath 1927

Subg. †Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) Spath 1927

†Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) hertleini Wiedmann 1962

†Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) italicum Wiedmann and Dieni 1968

†Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) shimizui Breistroffer 1936

†Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) shimizui skoenbergense Collignon 1949

Subg. †Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) Breistroffer 1947

†Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) raspaili Breistroffer 1947

Invalid names: Ammonites depressus Raspail 1866 [replaced]

†Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) umbilicostriatus Collignon 1949

†Eotetragonites balmensis Breistroffer 1936

†Eotetragonites gainesi Anderson 1938

†Eotetragonites gardneri Murphy 1967

†Eotetragonites shoupi Murphy 1967

†Eotetragonites wintunius Anderson 1938

†Eogaudryceras inaequale Breistroffer 1947

†Eogaudryceras numidum Coquand 1880

†Eogaudryceras vocontianum Fallot 1920

G. †Gaudryceras de Grossouvre 1894

Subg. †Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) de Grossouvre 1894

†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) cassisianum d'Orbigny 1850

Invalid names: Gaudryceras cenomanense Thomel 1987 [synonym], Gaudryceras salinarium Douville 1931 [synonym]

†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) denmanense Whiteaves 1903

†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) denseplicatum Jimbo 1894

Invalid names: Gaudryceras vascogoticum Wiedmann 1962 [synonym], Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) amapondense van Hoepen 1920 [synonym]

†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) isovokyense Collignon 1964

†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) strictum Kennedy et al. 2007

†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) varicostatum van Hoepen 1921

Subg. †Gaudryceras (Mesogaudryceras) Spath 1927

†Gaudryceras (Mesogaudryceras) leptonema Sharpe 1855

†Gaudryceras aenigma Haas 1942

†Gaudryceras beantalyense Collignon 1956

†Gaudryceras crassicostatum Jimbo 1894

†Gaudryceras hamanakense Matsumoto and Yoshida 1979

†Gaudryceras hobetsense Shigeta and Nishimura 2013

†Gaudryceras izumiense Matsumoto and Morozumi 1981

†Gaudryceras kayei Forbes 1846

Invalid names: Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) birkhauseri Anderson 1958 [synonym], Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) coalingense Anderson 1958 [synonym]

†Gaudryceras makarovense Shigeta and Maeda 2005

†Gaudryceras mamiyai Matsumoto and Miyauchi 1984

†Gaudryceras mite Hauer 1866

Invalid names: Puzosia lytoceroides Haas 1952 [synonym]

†Gaudryceras numidum Coquand 1890

†Gaudryceras propemite Marshall 1926

†Gaudryceras seymouriense Macellari 1986

†Gaudryceras stefaninii Venzo 1936

†Gaudryceras striatum Jimbo 1894

†Gaudryceras tenuiliratum Yabe 1903

†Gaudryceras tombetsense Matsumoto 1984

†Gaudryceras varagurense Kossmat 1895

†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) alamedense Smith 1889

†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) delvallense Anderson 1958

†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) neptunium Anderson 1938

†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) texanum Anderson 1958

Invalid names: Epigaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Hemigaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Neogaudryceras Shimizu 1935 [synonym], Pseudogaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Vertebrites Marshall 1926 [synonym]

G. †Parajaubertella Matsumoto 1942

†Parajaubertella imlayi Matsumoto 1959

†Parajaubertella kawakitana Matsumoto 1943

Invalid names: Parajaubertella zizoh Matsumoto 1997 [synonym]

G. †Zealandites Marshall 1926

G. †Zelandites Marshall 1926

†Zelandites dozei Fallot 1885

†Zelandites europae Wright and Kennedy 1984

†Zelandites inflatus Matsumoto 1959

†Zelandites kaiparaensis Marshall 1926

†Zelandites odiensis Kossmat 1895

†Zelandites perezi McLearn 1972

†Zelandites varuna Forbes 1846

Invalid names: Anazelandites Matsumoto 1938 [synonym], Hypogaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Varunaites [synonym], Zelandites varuna japonica Matsumoto 1938 [synonym]

Invalid names: Gaudryceras sigcau van Hoepen 1921 [nomen dubium]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
height	2	4.65	4.60	4.70	4.65	0.071
diameter	2	11.3	11.1	11.6	11.3	0.354
inflation	2	3.95	3.90	4.00	3.95	0.071

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 Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 125.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (521 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Aptian	125.0 - 113.0	Japan	Eogaudryceras sp. (180422)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	South Africa	Eogaudryceras hertleini (70991)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	Egypt	Eogaudryceras raspaili (191699 191709)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	Madagascar	Eogaudryceras numidum (84030)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	USA (California)	Eotetragonites wintunius (90666 230740) Gabbioceras wintunium (167367 216314 216315 216318 216320 216321 216322 216323 216324 216328 216330 216333 216336 216339 216345) Lytoceras wintunium (216432)
Late/Upper Aptian	122.46 - 113.0	Colombia	Eogaudryceras sp. (97675)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian	122.46 - 109.0	USA (California)	Gabbioceras gainesi (216373) Gabbioceras gainesi, Gaudryceras aurarium (216368) Gaudryceras aurarium (216371) Gaudryceras duvaliforme, Lytoceras aurarium, Lytoceras neptunium, Lytoceras gainesi (225527)
Early/Lower Aptian	121.4 - 122.46	Iran	Eogaudryceras sp. (236146 236196)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	Antarctica	Anagaudryceras buddha (83356) Anagaudryceras sp. (83554) Gaudryceratidae indet. (83355)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	Canada (British Columbia)	Anagaudryceras filicinctum (87484 87491 87499 87500) Anagaudryceras sacya (87475 87477 87479 87481 87482 87487 87488 87492 87493 87504 87506 87663 87664 87665 87666 87675 87676 87679 87680 87681 87683 87697) Anagaudryceras sacya, Anagaudryceras filicinctum (87494) Anagaudryceras sacya, Zelandites inflatus (87478) Anagaudryceras sacya, Zelandites perezi (87476) Anagaudryceras sacya, Zelandites perezi, Zelandites inflatus (87486) Anagaudryceras sp. (87668 87685 87688) Anagaudryceras sp., Anagaudryceras sacya (87474) Parajaubertella imlayi (87505) Zelandites inflatus (87687) Zelandites perezi (87662) Zelandites sp. (87490)
Youngest occurrences
Time interval	Ma	Country or state	PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Austria	Anagaudryceras sp., Anagaudryceras lueneburgense (83619)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Japan (Hyogo)	Zelandites varuna, Vertebrites kayei, Anagaudryceras matsumotoi (176813)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Russian Federation (Sakhalin)	Anagaudryceras matsumotoi (228946 228950) Anagaudryceras matsumotoi, Gaudryceras seymouriense (228943) Anagaudryceras mikobokense, Gaudryceras seymouriense (228947) Zelandites varuna (228951) Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras matsumotoi, Gaudryceras seymouriense (228940)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	India	Ammonites varuna, Ammonites kayei, Ammonites juilleti (41428)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	North Pacific	Anagaudryceras sp. A, Gaudryceras sp. (209770) Anagaudryceras sp. B (209773) Zelandites japonicus, Gaudryceras propemite (209774)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Chile	Anagaudryceras politissimum (165499 165500 165501) Gaudryceras kayei (165502) Zelandites varuna (165490) Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras politissimum (165492) Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras subtilineatum, Anagaudryceras politissimum, Gaudryceras kayei (165489 165491) Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras subtilineatum, Gaudryceras kayei (165497)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	South Africa	Anagaudryceras politissimum (166277)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Japan	Anagaudryceras matsumotoi (114478) Gaudryceras makarovense (167905 167907) Gaudryceras sp., Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras matsumotoi, Gaudryceras seymouriense (167911) Zelandites varuna (167910)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Antarctica	Anagaudryceras seymouriense (82929 82930 82931 82932 82933) Zelandites varuna (82934 82935)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Antarctica (Seymour Island)	Anagaudryceras seymouriense (3166 166009 166010 166011) Anagaudryceras seymouriense, Zealandites varuna (3169) Anagaudryceras seymouriense, Zelandites varuna (166012)