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Episageceratinae

Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Medlicottiidae

Taxonomy
Episageceratidae was named by Ruzhencev (1956).

It was reranked as the subfamily Episageceratinae by Runnegar (1969), Furnish et al. (2009), Leonova (2019).

It was assigned to Medlicottidae by Runnegar (1969); to Medlicottiaceae by Ruzhenchev (1956), Leonova (2002), Korn (2006); and to Medlicottiidae by Furnish et al. (2009), Leonova (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Episageceratidae Ruzhencev
1956Episageceratidae Ruzhenchev
1969Episageceratinae Runnegar p. 821
2002Episageceratidae Leonova
2006Episageceratidae Korn
2009Episageceratinae Furnish et al. p. 213
2019Episageceratinae Leonova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderProlecanitidaMiller and Furnish 1954
superfamilyMedlicottioidea(Karpinsky 1889)
familyMedlicottiidae
subfamilyEpisageceratinae(Ruzhencev 1956)
subfamilyEpisageceratinae(Ruzhencev 1956)

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. †Episageceratinae Ruzhencev 1956
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G. †Episageceras Noetling 1904
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Episageceras boulei Vaillant-Couturier Treat 1933
Episageceras dalailamae Diener 1897
Episageceras dorogoyi Bychkov et al. 1976
Episageceras intermedium Welter 1922
Episageceras noetlingi Haniel 1915
Episageceras wynnei Waagen 1880
Invalid names: Protosageceras Popov 1961 [synonym]
G. †Latisageceras Ruzhencev 1956
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Latisageceras kasliuense Haniel 1915
Latisageceras latidorsatum Noetling 1904
Latisageceras woondumense Runnegar 1969
G. †Nodosageceras Ruzhencev 1956
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Nodosageceras nodosum Wanner 1931
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: 2005-10-06 14:37:20
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:20
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Anisian or 259.51000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Indonesia Episageceras nodosum, Episageceras noetlingi (73589)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Madagascar (Diana) Episageceras boulei (81987)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Mexico (Coahuila) Nodosageceras nodosum (82067)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Episageceras wynnei (126896) Sageceras wynnei (83145)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India Episageceras dalailamae (44017 44021 44028) Medlicottia dalailamae (85463)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Oman Episageceras sp. (214532)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Indonesia (Timor) Episageceras sp. (205636 205637)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Episageceras antiquum (48504)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Russian Federation Episageceras dalailamae (127715)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan Episageceras latidorsatum (215026)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Indonesia Episageceras sp. (204267)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Gunagxi) Latisageceras kasliuense (44014)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Indonesia (Timor) Episageceras intermedium (205641)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Australia (Queensland) Latisageceras woondumense (44044 116736)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Indonesia Episageceras sp. (215009)