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Delepinoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Delepinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Delepinoceras was named by Miller and Furnish (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302,304]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Delepinoceratidae by Titus (2000) and Korn (2006); and to Delepinoceratinae by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Delepinoceras Miller and Furnish
2000Delepinoceras Titus p. 23
2002Delepinoceras Sepkoski
2006Delepinoceras Korn
2009Delepinoceras Furnish et al. p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGoniatitoidea(Haan 1825)
familyDelepinoceratidaeRuzhencev 1957
subfamilyDelepinoceratinaeRuzhentsev 1957
genusDelepinocerasMiller and Furnish 1954

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. †Delepinoceras Miller and Furnish 1954
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Delepinoceras bressoni Ruzhentsev 1958
Delepinoceras californicum Gordon, Jr. 1964
Delepinoceras eothalassoides Wagner-Gentis 1963
Delepinoceras thalassoide Delepine 1937
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Titus 2000Pachyconic (juvenile) to platyconic (adult), narrowly umbilicate goniatitids with a very wide sutural ventral lobe bearing two swollen, bifid or trifid prongs. Numerous fine longitudinal lirae usually present in juveniles (D < 20 mm).
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height514.96.3036.016.512.3
shell diameter527.511.569.530.024.1
shell inflation51.660.5007.001.802.69

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2Russian Federation D. bressoni (236654)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2Spain (León) D. thalassoide (235670)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Kazakhstan D. bressoni (166899)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) D. bressoni (166954)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) D. bressoni (166934 166935 166946)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Tajikistan D. bressoni (166972)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) D. californicum (217081 217083 217145)