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Beyrichitinae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ceratitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Beyrichitidae Spath
1969Beyrichitidae Kummel
1976Beyrichitidae Astakhova p. 132
1981Beyrichitinae Tozer p. 92
1992Beyrichitinae Balini
1994Beyrichitinae Tozer p. 111
1995Beyrichitidae Shevyrev p. 82
1996Beyrichitinae Fantini Sestini
2018Beyrichitidae Balini and Marchesi p. 54
2018Beyrichitinae Ji and Bucher p. 631
2018Beyrichitinae Vörös p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyCeratitoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()
subfamilyBeyrichitinae()

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. †Beyrichitinae Spath 1934
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G. †Aghdarbandites Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
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†Aghdarbandites ismidicus Arthaber 1915
G. †Anagymnotoceras McLearn 1946
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†Anagymnotoceras dulanense Wang and Chen 1979
†Anagymnotoceras ino McLearn 1948
†Anagymnotoceras spivaki McLearn 1946
†Anagymnotoceras tozeri McLearn 1969
†Anagymnotoceras varium McLearn 1948
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Invalid names: Gymnotoceras helle McLearn 1948 [synonym]
†Anagymnotoceras wrighti McLearn 1946
G. †Arctogymnites Popov 1962
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†Arctogymnites clivosus Bychkov and Vavilov 1982
†Arctogymnites sonini Popov 1961
†Arctogymnites spektori Archipov 1974
G. †Beyrichites Waagen 1895
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†Beyrichites affinis Mojsisovics 1886
†Beyrichites beneckei Mojsisovics 1881
†Beyrichites bittneri Arthaber 1896
†Beyrichites cognatus Wagner 1891
†Beyrichites kesava Diener 1895
†Beyrichites khanikofi Oppel 1865
†Beyrichites laurae Renz and Renz 1948
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Invalid names: Beyrichites praematurus Renz and Renz 1948 [synonym]
†Beyrichites maturus von Mojsisovics 1882
†Beyrichites proximus Oppel 1865
†Beyrichites reuttensis Beyrich 1867
†Beyrichites rudra Diener 1895
†Beyrichites thuringiacus Fritsch 1906
†Beyrichites yuati Skwarko 1973
G. †Billingsites Monnet and Bucher 2005
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†Billingsites cordeyi Monnet and Bucher 2005
†Billingsites escargueli Monnet and Bucher 2005
G. †Chiratites Monnet and Bucher 2005
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†Chiratites bituberculatus Monnet and Bucher 2005
†Chiratites retrospinosus Monnet and Bucher 2005
G. †Dixieceras Monnet and Bucher 2005
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†Dixieceras lawsoni Smith 1914
G. †Eofrechites Ji and Bucher 2018
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†Eofrechites roopnarini Ji and Bucher 2018
G. †Eogymnotoceras Bucher 1988
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†Eogymnotoceras beachi McLearn 1946
†Eogymnotoceras deleeni McLearn 1946
†Eogymnotoceras janvieri Bucher 1994
†Eogymnotoceras liardense McLearn 1946
†Eogymnotoceras thompsoni Bucher 1988
†Eogymnotoceras transiens Bucher 1988
G. †Esinoceras Fantini Sestini 1996
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†Esinoceras tozeri Fantini Sestini 1996
G. †Eudiscoceras Hyatt 1877
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†Eudiscoceras gabbi Meek 1877
G. †Favreticeras Bucher 1992
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†Favreticeras kuvera Diener 1895
†Favreticeras ransomei Smith 1914
†Favreticeras rieberi Bucher 1992
†Favreticeras wallacei Bucher 1992
G. †Frechites Smith 1932
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†Frechites bisulcatus Popov 1961
†Frechites chischa Tozer 1967
†Frechites chischeformis Konstantinov 1991
†Frechites darkiensis Arkadiev and Vavilov 1989
†Frechites hamatus Tozer 1994
†Frechites kindlei McLearn 1946
†Frechites laqueatus Lindstroem 1865
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Invalid names: Ceratites geminatus Mojsisovics 1886 [synonym], Ceratites nathorsti Mojsisovics 1886 [synonym]
†Frechites lenaensis Konstantinov 1991
†Frechites nevadanus Mojsisovics 1888
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Invalid names: Ceratites (Gymnotoceras) hersheyi Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites cornutus Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites emmonsi Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites humboldtensis Hyatt and Smith 1905 [synonym]
†Frechites occidentalis Smith 1914
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Invalid names: Ceratites (Gymnotoceras) spurri Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites (Hollandites) organi Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites altilis Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites applanatus Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites gilberti Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites karpinskyi Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites pilatus Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites rotuloides Smith 1914 [synonym]
G. †Frechitoides Konstantinov 1987
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†Frechitoides carinatus Konstantinov 1987
†Frechitoides migayi Kiparisova 1958
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Invalid names: Frechites laptevi Popov 1961 [synonym], Gymnotoceras tuberculatum Popov 1961 [synonym], Hungarites breisleri Popov 1961 [synonym]
†Frechitoides olenekensis Konstantinov 1987
G. †Guexites Bucher 1992
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†Guexites pacificus Bucher 1992
G. †Gymnotoceras Hyatt 1877
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†Gymnotoceras blakei Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Beyrichites falciformis Smith 1914 [synonym]
†Gymnotoceras crimicus Astakhova 1976
†Gymnotoceras falcatum Mojsisovics 1886
†Gymnotoceras ginsburgi Bucher 1992
†Gymnotoceras inflatum Konstantinov 1991
†Gymnotoceras mimetus Monnet and Bucher 2005
†Gymnotoceras olenekense Dagys and Konstantinov 1986
†Gymnotoceras praecursor Bucher 1992
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Invalid names: Beyrichites tenuis Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites (Phillipites) argentarius Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites argentarius Smith 1914 [synonym], Gymnotoceras smithi Tozer 1994 [synonym]
†Gymnotoceras sublaqueatum Bychkov et al. 1976
†Gymnotoceras tasaryense Konstantinov 1991
†Gymnotoceras weitschati Monnet and Bucher 2005
†Gymnotoceras zvetkovi Konstantinov 1991
Invalid names: Acrochordiceras foltzense Smith 1914 [nomen dubium]
G. †Hollandites Diener 1907
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†Hollandites airavata Diener 1895
†Hollandites arjuna Diener 1895
†Hollandites asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1988
†Hollandites cecilii Diener 1907
†Hollandites dieneri Tozer 1994
†Hollandites dungara Diener 1895
†Hollandites hidimba Diener 1895
†Hollandites humi McLearn 1946
†Hollandites japonicus von Mojsisovics 1888
†Hollandites liardensis Tozer 1994
†Hollandites macconnelli McLearn 1946
†Hollandites minor Tozer 1994
†Hollandites moorei Diener 1907
†Hollandites onustus Oppel 1863
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Invalid names: Ammonites blanfordi Salter and Blanford 1865 [synonym]
†Hollandites orientalis Bytschkov and Kiparisova 1968
†Hollandites pelletieri McLearn 1969
†Hollandites ravana Diener 1895
†Hollandites roxburghii Diener 1907
†Hollandites silberlingi Bucher 1992
†Hollandites suborientalis Bychkov et al. 1976
†Hollandites visvakarma Diener 1895
†Hollandites voiti Oppel 1863
†Hollandites vyasa Diener 1897
G. †Kocaelia Fantini Sestini 1990
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†Kocaelia ruttneri Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
†Kocaelia toulai Arthaber 1915
Invalid names: Semibeyrichites Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991 [synonym]
G. †Lardaroceras Balini 1992
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†Lardaroceras barrandei von Mojsisovics 1882
†Lardaroceras krystyni Balini 1992
G. †Nicholsites Bucher 1992
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†Nicholsites moderatus McLearn 1948
†Nicholsites newpassensis Bucher 1992
†Nicholsites parisi Bucher 1994
†Nicholsites tozeri Bucher 1988
G. †Nicomedites Toula 1896
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†Nicomedites arthaberi Tozer 1994
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Invalid names: Beyrichites fritschi Toula 1896 [synonym], Beyrichites kazmaliensis Toula 1896 [synonym], Beyrichites omari Toula 1896 [synonym], Nicomedites mithridatis Toula 1896 [synonym], Nicomedites prusiae Toula 1896 [synonym]
†Nicomedites caucasius Shevyrev 1968
†Nicomedites lenticularis Shevyrev 1995
†Nicomedites moderatus McLearn 1948
†Nicomedites osmani Toula 1896
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Invalid names: Koninckites hannibalis Toula 1896 [synonym], Koninckites saladini Toula 1896 [synonym], Nicomedites abubekri Toula 1896 [synonym]
†Nicomedites tkhachensis Shevyrev 1968
†Nicomedites yohi Hsu 1937
Invalid names: Mohamedites Toula 1896 [synonym], Osmanites Toula 1896 [synonym], Solimanites Toula 1896 [synonym]
G. †Parafrechites Silberling and Nichols 1982
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†Parafrechites cordeyi Ji and Bucher 2018
†Parafrechites dunni Smith 1914
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Invalid names: Beyrichites osmonti Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites williamsi Smith 1914 [synonym]
†Parafrechites egorovi Konstantinov 1991
†Parafrechites evolutus Konstantinov 1991
†Parafrechites kharaulakhensis Konstantinov 1991
†Parafrechites meeki Mojsisovics 1888
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Invalid names: Ceratites (Gymnotoceras) beckeri Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites (Gymnotoceras) russelli Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites (Gymnotoceras) wemplei Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites (Hollandites) montisbovis Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites tenuispiralis Smith 1914 [synonym], Ceratites washburnei Smith 1914 [synonym]
†Parafrechites sublaqueatus Bytschkov 1976
G. †Philippites Diener 1907
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†Philippites aster von Hauer 1900
†Philippites erasmi von Mojsisovics 1882
†Philippites jolinkanus Diener 1907
†Philippites tuberosus Arthaber 1896
G. †Pleurofrechites Tozer 1994
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†Pleurofrechites arcticus Mojsisovics 1886
†Pleurofrechites johnstoni Silberling and Nichols 1982
G. †Pseudohollandites Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
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†Pseudohollandites eurasiaticus Krystyn and Tatzreiter 1991
G. †Schreyerites Tatzreiter and Balini 1993
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†Schreyerites abichi von Mojsisovics 1882
†Schreyerites binodosus Hauer 1850
†Schreyerites ragazzonii von Mojsisovics 1880
†Schreyerites splendens Arthaber 1896
G. †Serpianites Rieber 1973
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†Serpianites airaghii Rieber 1973
†Serpianites curionii Rieber 1973
†Serpianites serpianensis Airaghi 1912
†Serpianites zinae Airaghi 1912
G. †Trachyornites Wang and Chen 1979
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†Trachyornites qinghaianus Wang and Chen 1979
G. †Tuchodiceras Tozer 1994
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†Tuchodiceras costatum Tozer 1994
†Tuchodiceras poseidon Tozer 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Longobardian or 251.20000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (762 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Meekoceras affine (212505)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Gymnotoceras sp. (212116 212117)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Greece Beyrichites praematurus, Beyrichites laurae (112607)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Gymnotoceras sp. (212891)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Greenland Beyrichites affinis (111489)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Gymnotoceras sp. (102904) Nicomedites osmani, Hollandites visvakarma, Hollandites vyasa (103146)
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Iran (Isfahan) Hollandites tozeri, Aghdarbandites ismidicus, Semibeyrichites ruttneri, Nicomedites toulai (211341)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Innsbruck) Beyrichites beneckei, Beyrichites reuttensis (202274) Beyrichites reuttensis (202275)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorye) Beyrichites falciformis (46900) Beyrichites osmonti (46901) Hollandites japonicus (47285) Hollandites sp. (47244 47255 47323) Hollandites tozeri (47256 47284)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Tyrol) Meekoceras reuttense (211799)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Canada (British Columbia) Tuchodiceras poseidon (138640 138641 138642 139104 139512 139513 139570 139572 139573) Tuchodiceras poseidon, Tuchodiceras costatum (138639 138643)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Gymnotoceras sp. (211966 211967 211969)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Russian Federation Arctogymnites sp., Parafrechites sublaqueatus, Frechites nevadanus, Frechites laqueatus (124555) Arctogymnites spektori (124556) Frechites nevadanus, Parafrechites meeki (124554)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Gymnotoceras sp. (230954 230959)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Canada (Alberta) Pleurofrechites fellersi (141639)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Russian Federation Arctogymnites sp. (214773 214775 214778 214779) Arctogymnites spektori (151195 214776 214777)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0USA (Nevada) Frechites johnstoni (143020 143042 143276 143279)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Canada (British Columbia) Pleurofrechites fellersi (137681 139514)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Russian Federation Arctogymnites spektori (151196)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Nepal (Byans) Beyrichites sp. (214671)