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Knemiceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Knemiceratidae

Taxonomy
Knemiceratidae was named by Hyatt (1903). It is not extant. Its type is Knemiceras.

It was reranked as the subfamily Knemiceratinae by El Qot (2018).

It was assigned to Engonoceratoidea by Bulot (2010); and to Engonoceratidae by El Qot (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Knemiceratidae Hyatt p. 144
2010Knemiceratidae Bulot
2018Knemiceratinae El Qot p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEngonoceratoideaHyatt 1903
familyKnemiceratidaeHyatt 1903
familyKnemiceratidaeHyatt 1903

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. †Knemiceratidae Hyatt 1903
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G. †Glottoceras Hyatt 1875
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†Glottoceras attenuatum Hyatt 1875
†Glottoceras crassicostatum Sommermeier 1910
†Glottoceras crassinodosum Sommermeier 1910
†Glottoceras gabbi Hyatt 1903
†Glottoceras laraense Renz 1970
†Glottoceras moorei Knechtel 1947
†Glottoceras ollonense Gabb 1877
†Glottoceras ovale Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Glottoceras raimondii Lisson 1908
†Glottoceras semicostatum Sommermeier 1910
†Glottoceras sommermeieri Knechtel 1947
†Glottoceras triangulare Benavides-Caceres 1956
G. †Hypengonoceras Spath 1922
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†Hypengonoceras chouberti Collignon 1966
†Hypengonoceras decaryi Collignon 1963
†Hypengonoceras fauremuretae Collignon 1966
†Hypengonoceras tarfayense Collignon 1966
†Hypengonoceras warthi Kossmat 1895
G. †Knemiceras Böhm 1898
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Subg. †Knemiceras (Omaimaiceras) Moret and Mahmoud 1955
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†Knemiceras aegyptiacum Mahmoud 1955
†Knemiceras arambourgi Basse 1940
†Knemiceras compressum Hyatt 1903
†Knemiceras deserti Mahmoud 1955
†Knemiceras douvillei Basse 1940
†Knemiceras dubertreti Basse 1940
†Knemiceras gracile Douvillé 1916
†Knemiceras gracilecostatum Sommermeier 1910
†Knemiceras iraniense Collignon 1983
†Knemiceras kazhdumiense Collignon 1983
†Knemiceras lanceolatum Latil and Jaillard 2023
†Knemiceras libertadense Breistroffer 1952
†Knemiceras multicostatum Latil and Jaillard 2023
†Knemiceras saadense Peron and Thomas 1890
†Knemiceras sagetae Latil and Jaillard 2023
†Knemiceras saharae Collignon 1965
†Knemiceras spathi Mahmoud 1955
†Knemiceras syriacum Von Buch 1848
†Knemiceras toussainti Pervinquiere 1907
†Knemiceras tunisiense Latil and Jaillard 2023
†Knemiceras uhligi Choffat 1886
G. †Parengonoceras Spath 1924
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†Parengonoceras algerianum Dubourdieu 1953
†Parengonoceras bussoni Collignon 1965
†Parengonoceras caneroti Canérot and Collignon 1983
†Parengonoceras champaraense Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Parengonoceras chottensis Latil and Jaillard 2023
†Parengonoceras duartei Etayo Serna 1979
†Parengonoceras ebrayi de Loriol 1882
†Parengonoceras guadaloupaeforme Sommermeier 1910
†Parengonoceras haasi Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Parengonoceras mahmoudi Dubourdieu 1953
†Parengonoceras pernodosum Sommermeier 1910
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Invalid names: Knemiceras tetranodosum Lisson 1925 [synonym]
†Parengonoceras roemeri Cragin 1893
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Invalid names: Knemiceras azlense Scott 1940 [synonym], Knemiceras nodosum Scott 1940 [synonym], Knemiceras trinitense Scott 1940 [synonym]
†Parengonoceras ziczag Breistroffer 1952
G. †Platiknemiceras Bataller 1954
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†Platiknemiceras bassei Bataller 1954
†Platiknemiceras flexuosum Kennedy et al. 1998
†Platiknemiceras hachourii Dubourdieu 1953
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 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 113.20000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Oman Knemiceras dubertreti (82358)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Parengonoceras ebrayi (1783)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Venezuela Knemiceras flexiloculosum (87938) Parengonoceras hachourii (87975) Parengonoceras sp. (87940)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Egypt (Sinai) Knemiceras syriacum, Knemiceras gracile (50271)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Knemiceras azlense, Knemiceras nodosum, Knemiceras trinitense (53020) Parengonoceras roemeri, Platiknemiceras flexuosum (82421) Platiknemiceras flexuosum (82423)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Egypt Knemiceras gracile, Knemiceras spathi (191700 191711)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Peru Knemiceras ollonense (158985) Knemiceras sp. (88152 158986)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Peru (Cajamarca) Knemiceras gabbi (88171) Knemiceras ovale (88167) Knemiceras sp. (88168 88169) Parengonoceras pernodosum, Parengonoceras haasi, Parengonoceras tetranodosum, Knemiceras attenuatum (88170) Platiknemiceras sp. (88515 88516)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Tunisia Knemiceras lanceolatum (232803 232804 232805) Knemiceras sagetae (232794 232800 232801 232802 232817) Knemiceras sagetae, Knemiceras lanceolatum (232795 232797 232798 232799) Knemiceras sagetae, Parengonoceras chottensis (232796) Knemiceras sp. ?juv., Parengonoceras bussoni (232807) Knemiceras sp., Knemiceras multicostatum (232806) Knemiceras tunisiense (232808) Parengonoceras bussoni (232809 232810 232811 232812 232813 232814)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Egypt Knemiceras gracile (171301) Knemiceras sp., Knemiceras syriacum, Knemiceras uhligi (176860) Knemiceras uhligi (171276 176857 176861)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Peru (Cajamarca) Knemiceras raimondii, Knemiceras attenuatum (56987) Knemiceras sp. (56908 56909 56985) Knemiceras sp., Parengonoceras sp. (56989) Parengonoceras guadaloupaeforme, Knemiceras syriacum (56988) Parengonoceras pernodosum (56910) Parengonoceras sp., Knemiceras raimondii, Knemiceras attenuatum (56984)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Peru Knemiceras raimondi, Knemiceras semicostatum, Knemiceras crassicostatum, Knemiceras crassinodosum, Knemiceras moorei, Knemiceras attenuatum (88673)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Venezuela Parengonoceras pernodosum (87960)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Peru Knemiceras gabbi, Knemiceras attenuatum (158987) Knemiceras raimondii, Knemiceras attenuatum (158988) Knemiceras syriacum, Knemiceras ovale (88197) Parengonoceras champaraense, Knemiceras triangulare, Knemiceras raimondii, Knemiceras attenuatum (88190) Parengonoceras pernodosum (88175)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Egypt Knemiceras spathi (191703 191704 191713) Knemiceras spathi, Knemiceras deserti, Knemiceras rittmanni (98326)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Knemiceras deserti (140611) Knemiceras gracilis, Knemiceras spathi, Knemiceras aegyptiacum, Knemiceras deserti, Knemiceras rittmanni (98327) Knemiceras uhligi (171277 176849)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France Knemiceras saadense (58385)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Portugal Knemiceras uhligi (145814)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Madagascar (Antsiranana) Hypengonoceras decaryi (86507)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain Parengonoceras caneroti (66129)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Ecuador Glottoceras moorei, Glottoceras sommermeieri, Glottoceras laraense (56768)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5South Africa Hypengonoceras decaryi (82459)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt (Sinai) Knemiceras sp. (50273)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Venezuela (Lara) Parengonoceras discoides, Parengonoceras duplicatum, Parengonoceras barbacoense, Knemiceras compressum, Knemiceras laraense (87953) Parengonoceras elegans (87951) Parengonoceras elegans, Parengonoceras duplicatum (87954)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5North Atlantic Knemiceras sp., Parengonoceras sp. (74359)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Mozambique Hypengonoceras decaryi (174617)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Mexico) Knemiceras syricum (200337)