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Desmoceras

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Desmoceratidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Desmoceras Zittel
1895Desmoceras Stanton p. 75
1923Eodesmoceras Spath
1925Phyllodesmoceras Spath
1928Desmoceras Whitehouse p. 200
1947Lunatodorsella Breistroffer p. 76
1955Desmoceras Reyment p. 17
1956Desmoceras Benavides-Caceres p. 438
1959Desmoceras Matsumoto p. 6
1972Desmoceras Cobban p. 5
1975Desmoceras Förster p. 215
1978Desmoceras Cooper p. 79
1979Desmoceras Cooper and Kennedy p. 237
1984Desmoceras Wright and Kennedy p. 61
1988Desmoceras Kennedy et al. p. 36
1990Desmoceras Henderson p. 111
1993Desmoceras Matsumoto and Skwarko p. 418
1994Desmoceras Kennedy p. 219
1996Desmoceras Wright et al. p. 82
2000Desmoceras Arkadiev et al. p. 107
2002Desmoceras Sepkoski
2002Eodesmoceras Sepkoski
2007Desmoceras Kennedy and Latil p. 458
2007Desmoceras Szives p. 56
2013Desmoceras Kennedy p. 632
2013Desmoceras Kennedy and Klinger p. 39
2018Desmoceras El Qot p. 155
2018Desmoceras Kennedy and Morris p. 90
2019Desmoceras Gautam et al. p. 20
2024Desmoceras Yoshinaga et al. p. 473

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyDesmoceratidaeZittel 1895
subfamilyDesmoceratinaeZittel 1895
genusDesmocerasZittel 1884

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. †Desmoceras Zittel 1884
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Subg. †Desmoceras (Desmoceras) Zittel 1884
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Invalid names: Ammonites selliguinus Brongniart 1822 [synonym]
†Desmoceras chimuense Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Desmoceras hoffmanni Gabb 1864
†Desmoceras inane Stoliczka 1865
†Desmoceras kossmati Matsumoto 1942
†Desmoceras pseudinane Shimizu 1935
†Desmoceras voyi Anderson 1902
Invalid names: Eodesmoceras Spath 1923 [synonym], Latidorsella Jacob 1907 [synonym], Lunatodorsella Breistroffer 1947 [synonym], Phyllodesmoceras Spath 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1318.46.4054.521.917.2
shell diameter1336.112.1117.040.636.6
shell inflation135.551.6028.04.738.39

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 Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 125.77000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (240 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) D. sp. (235329)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy D. sp. (71828)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Mexico (Zacatecas) D. sp. (87622)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Mexico (Durango) D. sp. (87621)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Hungary D. sp., D. latidorsatum (226273)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (California) D. merriami (225527)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Peru (Cajamarca) D. sp. (88520)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Colombia D. latidorsatum (67346 67347 67349 67350 67357 67358 67359 67364 67365) D. sp. (67361 67362 67371 67372)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1South Africa D. latidorsatum (177183)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Egypt D. latidorsatum (191700)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (California) D. latidorsatum (214414 216423)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Canada (British Columbia) D. alamoense (87501)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France D. latidorsatum (56521 56561 58123)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Madagascar D. latidorsatum (98226 98266)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Latidorsella latidorsata (88253)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Peru D. chimuense (88182 158985)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian113.2 - 106.3France D. latidorsatum (13499 56845)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar D. latidorsatum (98227 98228 98229 98234 98244) D. latidorsatum, Lunatodorsella chirichensis (98268) D. planulatum (98249) Latidorsella latidorsata (98264)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Alaska) D. sp. (38516)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) D. latidorsatum (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (California) D. merriami (216096 216375 216376 216377 216378) D. voyi (44206)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Oregon) D. latidorsatum, D. alamoense (229463)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Egypt Puzosia latidorsata (171299)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) D. alamoense (87475 87481 87486 87487 87492 87496 87678 87681 87687) D. bearskinense (87477) D. bearskinense, D. alamoense (87476) D. dawsoni (87479 87488) D. dawsoni, D. bearskinense (87478 87490) D. dawsoni, D. bearskinense, D. alamoense (87482) D. japonicum (87505) D. sp. (87684) D. subezoanum, D. japonicum (87506)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Japan D. kossmanti (122346)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian113.2 - 100.5France D. latidorsatum (57922 58861)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) D. collignoni (86503)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France D. inflatum, D. latidorsatum, D. complanatum (233804 233805) D. latidorsatum (56529 56540 56664 58422 58933)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Canada (Nunavut) D. sp. (87625 87626)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Madagascar D. collignoni (98218) D. latidorsatum (98232)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Venezuela D. latidorsatum (87946)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Peru D. latidorsatum (88174)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Switzerland D. sp. (197618)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt D. latidorsatum (98327)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Australia (Northern Territory) D. latidorsatum (70245)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Japan D. dawsoni (86980) D. kossmanti (122277)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Mexico (Sonora) D. vetus (191941)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) D. bearskinense (126235) D. dawsoni (87695 87712 87713 87718) D. dawsoni, D. subezoanum (87690 87691 87714 87720) D. sp. (87717) D. sp., D. dawsoni, D. subezoanum (87715) D. subezoanum (87716)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France D. latidorsatum (56523 56552 56554 56680 57941 58122 58125 58359 58431 58527 58533 58560 58878 58885 174465 174466 174479 174485 174487)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Angola D. latidorsatum (210730 210731 232170 232171)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Austria D. latidorsatum (232173)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Mozambique D. latidorsatum (174832)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) D. latidorsatum (98220 98221)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (California) Beudanticeras alamoense, Beudanticeras argonauticum (86818) D. argonauticum (1784) D. dawsoni (225648 225670 225674) D. sp. (216400) Desmophyllites sp. (216392)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Ukraine D. latidorsatum, D. inane (183295)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5India D. latidorsatum (201887) D. poronaicum (201884)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5South Africa D. latidorsatum (66021 177455)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Alaska) D. sp. (88619)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9USA (California) D. barryae (83772) D. kossmati (224969)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9South Africa D. latidorsatum (66023)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) D. ezoanum (88117)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9India D. latidorsatum (217151 217156 217157) D. sp. (217158 217160)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany D. latidorsatum (66779)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Nigeria D. latedorsatum (210264)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) D. sp. (6595)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Alaska) D. japonicum (88621 88622 88913 88936 88937) D. sp. (88910 88914 88916)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan D. japonicum (87018)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica D. latidorsatum (83561) Pseudouhligella sp., D. latidorsatum (83367)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Beudanticeras alamoense (44203) D. inane (44197 83773) D. sp. (185730)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France D. latidorsatum (58935)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico (Zacatecas) D. austeni (87607)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan D. kossmanti (123152) D. kossmati (4875 86983) D. latidorsatum (86984) D. shikokuense (236008)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France D. latidorsatum (13500)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) D. alamoense, D. argonauticum (1788) D. argonauticum (1786 1787 1789) D. barryae (1791 1792 1798 1801 1802) D. inane (44208) D. japonicum, D. barryae (1810)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tunisia Puzosia paronae (178213)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation D. japonicum (169546)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Nigeria D. calabarense (210265) D. sp. (69631)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Hokkaido) D. ezoanum (62649) D. ezoanum, D. poronaicum (70535) D. japonicum (70530) D. poronaicum (70536) D. spp., D. dawsoni, D. japonicum, D. poronaicum, D. kossmati (62650 62651) D. spp., D. ezoanum, D. poronaicum, D. kossmati (70537) D. spp., D. japonicum (62633)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Pseudouhligella sp. (88747)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Tanzania D. latidorsatum (193269)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) D. japoncium, D. sp. (87692) D. japonicum (87696)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil D. sp. (140837)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Angola D. latidorsatum (70936 70937 70938 70944 70945)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) D. spp. (230775)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France (Normandie) D. latidorsatum (230776)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkmenistan D. latidorsatum (183308)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar D. latidorsatum (174322)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France D. latidorsatum (58626 58883)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) D. inane (185727)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Angola D. eozanum (175545)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Venezuela (Lara) D. chimuense (87993)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation D. kossmati (84222)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Sakhalin) D. pseudinane (64557)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan (Hokkaido) D. japonicum (94684)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Papua New Guinea D. ezoanum (174846)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) D. japonicum (224960)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Nigeria D. sp. (69628 69629 69630)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France D. latidorsatum (82843)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (New Mexico) D. sp. (178790)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkmenistan D. latidorsatum (183307)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica D. sp., Pseudouhligella sp. (106266)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation D. japonicum (84218)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7USA (Alaska) D. japonicum (88938) D. sp. (88934)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany D. planorbiforme (221859)