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Eothinoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Eothinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Eothinoceratidae was named by Ulrich et al. (1944). It is not extant. Its type is Eothinoceras.

It was assigned to Cyrtocerinina by Evans (2005); and to Ellesmerocerida by Kröger and Evans (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Eothinoceratidae Ulrich et al.
2005Eothinoceratidae Evans p. 9
2011Eothinoceratidae Kröger and Evans

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEothinoceratidaeUlrich et al. 1944
familyEothinoceratidaeUlrich et al. 1944

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.

Fm. †Eothinoceratidae Ulrich et al. 1944
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G. †Conothinoceras Chen and Teichert 1987
G. †Desioceras Cecioni 1953
G. †Margaritoceras Cecioni and Flower 1985
G. †Protothinoceras Chen and Teichert 1987
G. †Sacerdosoceras Evans 2005
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†Sacerdosoceras promus Evans 2005
G. †Saloceras Evans 2005
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†Saloceras chinianense Thoral 1935
†Saloceras murvielense Kröger and Evans 2011
†Saloceras pradense Thoral 1935
†Saloceras sericeum Salter 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Migneintian to the top of the Abereiddian or 481.10000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Saloceras chinianense, Saloceras murvielense (101704) Saloceras murvielense (101705)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Saloceras chinianense (101708 101712 101713) Saloceras pradense (101707)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1United Kingdom (England) Saloceras sericeum (89316 89317)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1United Kingdom (Wales) Orthoceras sericeum (89315) Saloceras sericeum, Orthoceras sericeum (89314)
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Saloceras sericeum (89318 89322 89323 89324 89325)
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Saloceras chinianense, Saloceras pradense (101714)
Moridunian - Whitlandian477.1 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) Saloceras sp. (89407)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia Margaritoceras sp. (8846)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (England) Sacerdosoceras promus (89312)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Sacerdosoceras promus (89313 89408) Sacerdosoceras sp. (89409)