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Surenitinae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Reticuloceratidae

Taxonomy
Surenitidae was named by Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya (1975). Its type is Surenites.

It was reranked as the subfamily Surenitinae by Furnish et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Gastriocerataceae by Korn (2006); and to Reticuloceratidae by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Surenitidae Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya
2006Surenitidae Korn
2009Surenitinae Furnish et al. p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGastrioceratoidea()
familyReticuloceratidaeLibrovitch 1957
subfamilySurenitinae(Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1975)
subfamilySurenitinae(Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1975)

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. †Surenitinae Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1975
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G. †Aphantites Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
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Aphantites aenigmaticus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
G. †Gaitherites Quinn 1965
G. †Marianoceras Librovitch 1962
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Marianoceras marianum Verneuil 1845
G. †Melvilloceras Nassichuk 1975
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Melvilloceras rotaii Popov 1979
Melvilloceras sabinensis Nassichuk 1975
Invalid names: Lutuginoceras Popov 1979 [synonym]
G. †Surenites Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya 1975
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Surenites artilectus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
Surenites crenulatus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1975
Surenites krestovnikovi Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1975
Surenites laxilectus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
Surenites vicinus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
G. †Ugamites Nikolaeva 1994
G. †Verneuilites Librovitch 1939
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Verneuilites keyserlingi Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
Verneuilites murchisoni Librovitch 1941
Verneuilites progressus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
Verneuilites pygmaeus Mather 1915
Verneuilites verneuili Janischewsky 1900
Invalid names: Pygmaeoceras Gordon 1960 [synonym]
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: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Kinderscoutian to the top of the Morrowan or 321.80000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Pygmaeoceras pygmaeum (43203 43204 43205 43206 43353 43366 43367 43369 43372 43375 43376 43381 43382 43383 43384 43386 43424) Pygmaeoceras pygmaeum, Pygmaeoceras solidum (43350) Pygmaeoceras solidum (43349 43428 43429 43430 43438) Verneuilites pygmaeus (43100 43107)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Ukraine Melvilloceras rotaii (228667 228668 228670 228671 228672)
Kinderscoutian321.8 - 321.3Uzbekistan Surenites krestovnikovi (68195 68200)
Kinderscoutian321.8 - 321.3Russian Federation Surenites crenulatus, Surenites vicinus (67746) Surenites krestovnikovi (67751 67754 67757) Surenites laxilectus, Surenites artilectus, Surenites vicinus (67733)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Russian Federation Verneuilites keyserlingi, Verneuilites progressus, Verneuilites murchisoni (67772) Verneuilites keyserlingi, Verneuilites verneuili, Verneuilites progressus, Verneuilites murchisoni (67773) Verneuilites keyserlingi, Verneuilites verneuili, Verneuilites progressus, Verneuilites murchisoni, Marianoceras marianum (68194) Verneuilites progressus (68190) Verneuilites verneuili (68193) Verneuilites verneuili, Verneuilites murchisoni (67771 68191) Verneuilites verneuili, Verneuilites murchisoni, Marianoceras marianum (68192)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7Uzbekistan Aphantites aenigmaticus (38723)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nunavut) Melvilloceras sabinensis (170659 170660)