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Endolobus

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Temnocheilidae

Taxonomy
Endolobus was named by Meek et al. (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Eudoceratidae by Hyatt (1894); to Cephalopoda by Raymond (1911); to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002); to Koninckioceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964), Niko and Mapes (2016); to Trigonoceratidae by Korn et al. (2020); and to Temnocheilidae by Korn (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Endolobus Meek et al.
1894Endolobus Hyatt p. 536
1911Endobolus Raymond
1964Endolobus Teichert et al. p. 424
2002Endolobus Sepkoski
2016Endolobus Niko and Mapes p. 10
2020Endolobus Korn et al. p. 156
2025Endolobus Korn p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTemnocheilinaFlower 1963
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTemnocheilidaeMojsisovics 1902
genusEndolobusMeek et al. 1865

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.

G. †Endolobus Meek and Worthen 1865
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Subg. †Endolobus (Solenocheilus) Meek and Worthen 1870
Endolobus clorensis Collinson 1955
Endolobus litvinovichae Shimanskiy 1967
Endolobus obsoletus Zhao 1954
Endolobus renfroae Miller and Youngquist 1949
Endolobus rota Korn and Klug 2023
Endolobus spectabilis Meek and Worthen 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height525.715.539.028.011.8
shell diameter544.923.584.542.023.5
shell inflation517.914.222.518.04.15

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 339.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco E. sp., E. rota (231793)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Arkansas) E. sp. A (160511)
Brigantian - Pendleian335.9 - 326.9USA (Pennsylvania) E. sp. (2774)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) E. clorensis (92183)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9Russian Federation E. spectabilis (166306)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Arkansas) E. clorensis (158031 158032) E. sp. (175861)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Kazakhstan E. litvinovichae (166307 166308)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) E. sp. B (43377)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) E. sturgeoni (217893 220414)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China E. obsoletus, E. hsiangtanensis (66112)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) E. renfroae (113426)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) E. sp. (94990)