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Aulacoceratida (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida

Taxonomy
Aulacoceratida was named by Stolley (1919).

It was corrected as Aulacocerida by Bandel et al. (1983), Pignatti and Mariotti (1995), Sepkoski (2002), Riccardi (2019).

It was assigned to Belemnomorpha by Bandel et al. (1983); to Belemnoidea by Doyle et al. (1994); to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Coleoidea by Pignatti and Mariotti (1995), Riccardi (2019); and to Neocoleoidea by Hoffmann et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Aulacoceratida Stolley
1983Aulacocerida Bandel et al. p. 399
1994Aulacoceratida Doyle et al. p. 6
1995Aulacocerida Pignatti and Mariotti p. 34
2002Aulacocerida Sepkoski
2019Aulacocerida Riccardi p. 151
2022Aulacoceratida Hoffmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919

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.

Or. †Aulacoceratida Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Chitinoteuthididae Muller-Stoll 1936
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Fm. †Palaeobelemnopsidae Chen 1982 [belemnite]
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G. †Palaeobelemnopsis Chen 1982
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Fm. †Xiphoteuthididae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Atractites Guembel 1861
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†Atractites alveolaris Quenstedt 1845
†Atractites ausseeanus Mojsisovics 1871
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Invalid names: Orthoceras alveolare von Hauer 1847 [synonym]
†Atractites bacchilidis Tommasi 1899
†Atractites bithynicus Arthaber 1915
†Atractites boeckhi Stuerzenbaum 1876
†Atractites clavatulus Smith 1914
†Atractites conicus Mojsisovics 1871
†Atractites elegans Smith 1914
†Atractites ladinus Salomon 1895
†Atractites mallyi Toula 1896
†Atractites meneghinii Salomon 1895
†Atractites obeliscus Mojsisovics 1869
†Atractites otapiriensis Hector 1878
†Atractites secundus Mojsisovics 1869
†Atractites smithii Diener 1907
†Atractites solidus Smith 1914
†Atractites subrotundus Salomon 1895
†Atractites subundatus Münster 1841
Invalid names: Ausseites Flower 1944 [synonym], Xiphoteuthis Huxley 1864 [synonym]
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†Calliconites drakei Smith 1927
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Invalid names: Choanoteuthis antimonioensis Miller 1961 [synonym]
†Calliconites milleri Doyle 1994
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Invalid names: Atractites burckhardti Smith 1914 [synonym]
†Calliconites shimizui Niko and Ehiro 2018
G. †Choanoteuthis Fischer 1951
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†Choanoteuthis hatai Bando 1963
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†Metabelemnites philippii Hyatt and Smith 1905
Invalid names: Belemnococeras Popov 1964 [synonym]
Invalid names: Atractitidae Jeletzky 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Tenuicostatum or 264.28000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Atractites sp. (42098)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Palaeobelemnopsis sp. (150514)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) Palaeobelemnopsis sinensis, Palaeobelemnopsis minor (107744)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Atractites sp. (214750)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Atractites boecki (72346) Atractites sp. (72359)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Atractites sp. (212507)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Japan Calliconites shimizui (173664)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Romania Atractites metae (216983) Atractites minutus (216982)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Romania Atractites libricus (199554)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464USA (Nevada) Atractites nevadensis (33207)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation Atractites sp. (124638 124649)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation (Primorye) Atractites sp. (195194)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Nepal (Byans) Atractites smithii (206207)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Atractites crassirostris, Atractites macilentus, Atractites intermedius, Atractites pusillus, Atractites trnuirostris, Atractites boeckhi (206731) Atractites macilentus, Atractites sp. (206728) Atractites pusillus, Atractites sp. (206727) Atractites sp. (206722 206724 206726) Atractites tenuirostris, Atractites intermedius, Atractites pusillus, Atractites sp., Atractites obeliscus (206732)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Austria (Innsbruck) Atractites boeckhi, Atractites secundus (202274) Atractites obelisco, Atractites intermedius, Atractites boeckhi (202275)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary Atractites crassirostris (128442)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Atractites obeliscus, Atractites bacchilidis (201597)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Atractites sp. (202273) Atractites sp., Atractites ladinus, Atractites meneghinii, Atractites subrotundus, Atractites boeckhi (202272)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Afghanistan (Pakhtia) Atractites sp. (44107)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian244.24 - 227.3Türkiye (Anatolia) Atractites mallyi, Atractites bithynicus (204511) Atractites mallyi, Atractites bithynicus, Atractites secundus (204518)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464USA (Nevada) Atractites burckhardti, Atractites elegans, Atractites nevadensis, Atractites boeckhi (33225) Atractites clavatulus (40760 142669) Atractites nevadensis (33198 38923 38926 38927 44149 142861 143016 143217) Atractites solidus (33322 38925 40751 57090 142670) Atractites sp. A (38919) Atractites sp. B (143039) Atractites sp. C (143040)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Bakony) Atractites boeckhi (211800)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Atractites obeliscus, Atractites boeckhi, Atractites secundus (136996)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Romania Atractites sp. (170260)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48USA (Nevada) Belemnites nevadensis (142621)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Russian Federation Atractites sp. (214776 214777 214781)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Japan Atractites hatai (124316)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Afghanistan Atractites indet. (44173)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (Lecco) Atractites sp. (211844) Atractites sp., Atractites obeliscus, Atractites secundus (211850)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Russian Federation Atractites sp. (124555)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Atractites obeliscus (211815)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3New Zealand Belemnites otapiriensis (201945)
Longobardian - Julian239.48 - 233.6Russian Federation Atractites sp. (214792)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Ausseites ellipticus (69248) Orthocera subundata (137429)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Atractites ausseeanus (159524 159532 159577) Atractites sp. (159522) Atractites sp., Atractites ausseeanus (159521)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Alaska) Atractites sp. (112276)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Bosnia and Herzegovina Atractites ausseeanus (206614) Atractites sp., Atractites boeckhi (206617)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Indonesia Atractites sp. (204273)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) Calliconites drakei, Calliconites milleri (39173)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation Belemnococeras darkense (124631 124634)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Atractites sp. (205303)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Nepal (Byans) Atractites sp. (214671)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Atractites sp. (112263 112269)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Hungary Atractites sp. (23870)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Mexico (Sonora) Choanoteuthis antimonioensis, Metabelemnites philippii (32836)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Atractites drakei (142611) Atractites philippii (142608 144376) Atractites sp. (136302)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Türkiye Atractites sp. (154850 154856)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Russian Federation Belemnococeras darkense (124632)
Norian227.3 - 205.7India Atractites sp. (85471)
Otamitan221.0 - 217.0New Zealand (Southland) Orthoceras otapiriensis (238364)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Atractites alveolaris, Atractites conicus (159886)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Atractites alveolaris (159544) Atractites sp., Atractites alveolaris (159543)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Atractites alveolaris (159555 159558 159559 159898)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210269)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210219)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210191 210562)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Austria Atractites sp. (27226)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Atractites sp. (53279)
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210214)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210272 210273)
Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Austria Atractites sp. (189160)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Atractites sp. (53398)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210224 210563)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (Alberta) Atractites sp. (53420 53661)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Atractites sp. (183591)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210565 210566 210567 210568 210569 210571)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Atractites sp. (53399)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile (Chañaral) Atractites sp. (223806)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (Alberta) Atractites sp. (53695 53735 53736)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Hungary Ausseites sp. (64313)
Pliensbachian - Bajocian192.9 - 168.2Chile (Chañaral) Atractites sp. (223767)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Italy Atractites sp. (238987)