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Asteroceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Asteroceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Asteroceratidae Spath
1965Asteroceratinae Bremer
1995Asteroceratinae Corna and Dommergues
1998Asteroceratinae Blau p. 203
2003Asteroceratinae Meister and Friebe
2007Asteroceratinae Geczy and Meister
2013Asteroceratinae Howarth p. 22
2016Asteroceratidae Edmunds et al. p. 150

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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
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946
familyAsteroceratidaeSpath 1946

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. †Asteroceratidae Spath 1946
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G. †Aegasteroceras Spath 1925
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†Aegasteroceras peyssonneli Rakús and Guex 2002
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Invalid names: Aegasteroceras simile Spath 1925 [synonym], Aegoceras acuticostatum Wright 1880 [synonym], Ammonites capricostatus Quenstedt 1884 [synonym]
G. †Arctoasteroceras Frebold 1960
G. †Asteroceras Hyatt 1867
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†Asteroceras blakei Spath 1925
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Invalid names: Asteroceras marstonense Spath 1925 [synonym]
†Asteroceras confusum Spath 1925
†Asteroceras dommerguesi Zaitsev 2023
†Asteroceras margarita Parona 1896
†Asteroceras obtusum Sowerby 1817
†Asteroceras retusum Reynes 1900
†Asteroceras reynesi Fucini 1903
†Asteroceras saltriensis Parona 1896
†Asteroceras smithi Sowerby 1814
†Asteroceras stellare Sowerby 1815
†Asteroceras suevicum Quenstedt 1884
G. †Bagnolites Donovan 1998
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†Bagnolites stuarti Donovan 1998
G. †Caenisites Buckman 1925
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†Caenisites bordoti Guérin-Franiatte 1966
†Caenisites brooki Sowerby 1818
†Caenisites caeneus Buckman 1925
†Caenisites pingue Quenstedt 1883
†Caenisites plotti Reynes 1879
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Invalid names: Ammonites pseudobonnardi Spath 1923 [synonym]
†Caenisites pulchellus Guerin-Franiatte 1966
†Caenisites turneri Sowerby 1824
Invalid names: Euasteroceras Donovan 1953 [synonym]
G. †Eparietites Spath 1924
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†Eparietites denotatus Simpson 1855
†Eparietites falloti Gerard 1931
†Eparietites fowleri Buckman 1844
†Eparietites glaber Guerin-Franiatte 1966
†Eparietites tenellus Simpson 1912
†Eparietites undaries Quenstedt 1884
G. †Epophioceras Spath 1924
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†Epophioceras bochardi Reynes 1879
†Epophioceras carinatum Spath 1924
†Epophioceras cognitum Guerin-Franiatte 1966
†Epophioceras landrioti d'Orbigny 1850
†Epophioceras longicella Quenstedt 1885
†Epophioceras veszpremensis Geczy and Meister 2007
G. †Epophioceroides Dommergues et al. 2010
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†Epophioceroides apertus Dommergues et al. 2010
G. †Euerbenites Blau et al. 2002
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Invalid names: Erbenites Blau et al. 2001 [replaced]
G. †Parasteroceras Dommergues et al. 1986
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†Parasteroceras kovacsi Geczy and Meister 2007
†Parasteroceras rakusi Dommergues et al. 1986
†Parasteroceras umbilicoparvum Geczy and Meister 2007
G. †Protechioceras Spath 1925
G. †Ptycharietites Spath 1925
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Subg. †Ptycharietites (Ptycharietites) Dommergues et al. 2010
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†Ptycharietites asteroceroides Dommergues et al. 2010
Invalid names: Pompeckioceras [synonym]
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†Tmaegophioceras laeve Geyer 1886
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 Semicostatum to the top of the Ibex or 196.50000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (189 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras saltriense (199634) Epophioceras spp. (199632) Epophioceras spp., Asteroceras saltriense (199633)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Romania Caenisites plotti (219456)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Algeria Asteroceras sp., Asteroceras margarita (238710)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Yukon) Asteroceras sp. (53164)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Alberta) Asteroceras sp. (53275)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile (Chañaral) Epophioceras sp. (223807 223833)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8USA (California) Asteroceras sp. (38337)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Germany Arietites pinguis (28935)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Asteroceras obtusum (204148) Asteroceras sp. (204149) Caenisites sp., Caenisites turneri (204150) Eparietites collenoti, Asteroceras stellare, Asteroceras margaritoides, Asteroceras marstonense, Epophioceras landrioti (204147)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Aegasteroceras jeletzkyi (34230) Aegasteroceras jeletzkyi, Aegasteroceras sp. (34201) Aegasteroceras sp. (34229)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Italy Epophioceras carinatum (40086)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8USA (Nevada) Asteroceras spp. (201221 201226) Asteroceras spp., Epophioceras carinatum (201234 201236) Epophioceras carinatum (201211 201213 201228 201231 201238 201241 201271)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Aegasteroceras jeletzkyi, Asteroceras margarita, Asteroceras saltriense (37503)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Mexico (Sonora) Asteroceras jamesi (201189) Asteroceras jamesi, Epophioceras wendelli (201188) Asteroceras ocotilloi (201190) Caenisites brooki (201186) Epophioceras wendelli (201187)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Austria Asteroceras sp. (196524 218906)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Argentina (Mendoza) Epophioceras cognitum (42769) Epophioceras sp. (181956)
Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.3 - 183.0Austria Eparietites sp., Eparietites glaber, Asteroceras retusum, Asteroceras acceleratum, Eparietites fowleri (218908)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Austria Epophioceras landrioti (218929)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Sonora) Caenisites brooki (208240) Caenisites sp., Caenisites brooki (208242 208243)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Epophioceras sp. (198494) Epophioceras spp. (199687)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Hong Kong Asteroceras sp. (137807)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Arietites pinguis (38730)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Ammonites turneri (227266)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Caenisites sp., Epophioceras sp., Caenisites brooki, Caenisites turneri, Asteroceras stellare, Epophioceras longicella, Caenisites plotti, Caenisites bordoti, Asteroceras obtusum (234373)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Germany Arietites pinguis (28881 28890 28892 28896) Asteroceras brooki (28885)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Slovakia Asteroceratinae indet. (195484)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Caenisites pulchellum (219466) Caenisites sp. (219467)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Austria Eparietites glaber, Asteroceras saltriense (218900)
Early/Lower Sinemurian - Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Asteroceras saltriense (198442) Epophioceras sp. (198440) Epophioceras sp., Asteroceras saltriense (198441)
Early/Lower Sinemurian - Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Hidalgo) Euerbenites bravoi, Euerbenites corinnae (208369)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Asteroceras obtusum (210180) Eparietites denotatus (210181 210182)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Portugal Asteroceras sp. (196201) Epophioceroides apertus (196480) Epophioceroides sp. (196479) Ptycharietites asteroceroides (196202) Ptycharietites heterogenus (196484) Ptycharietites muellense (196481) Ptycharietites muellense, Ptycharietites heterogenus (196485) Ptycharietites muellense, Ptycharietites oncocephalus (196486) Ptycharietites muellense, Ptycharietites sp., Ptycharietites heterogenus (196483) Ptycharietites ptychogenos (196475 196476 196477 196478) Ptycharietites sp. (196203 196487 196488 196489) Ptycharietites sp., Ptycharietites heterogenus (196482)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Sonora) Epophioceras sp., Epophioceras longicella (208244) Epophioceras sp., Epophioceras wendelli, Epophioceras longicella, Epophioceras carinatum (208247)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Austria Asteroceras retusum (196516) Asteroceras sp., Asteroceras suevicum (218928) Parasteroceras sp. (196517)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Hidalgo) Euerbenites bravoi (208538) Euerbenites bravoi, Euerbenites corinnae, Euerbenites sp. (208371) Euerbenites corinnae (208372 208373)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Aegasteroceras jeletzkyi, Asteroceras margarita, Asteroceras saltriense (208347) Arctoasteroceras jeletzkyi (53193 53477) Arctoasteroceras sp. (53196 53198 53864) Asteroceras sp. (53194) Asteroceras sp., Arctoasteroceras jeletzkyi (53863) Eparietites sp. (53651) Epophioceras sp. (199699)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Eparietites glaber (78278)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (Yukon) Epophioceras sp. (197537)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Aegasteroceras sp., Eparietites sp., Asteroceratidae indet. (219468)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Argentina (Mendoza) Epophioceras cognitum (201509) Epophioceras sp. (201508)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6China (Guangdong) Asteroceras margarita, Eparietites denotatus, Asteroceras obtusum (59654) Eparietites denotatus, Asteroceras obtusum (59655)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Morocco Aegasteroceras blakei (200580) Aegasteroceras blakei, Aegasteroceras sagitarium, Asteroceras sp. (200579) Aegasteroceras blakei, Asteroceras stellare (200576) Aegasteroceras peyssonneli (200467) Asteroceras acceleratum (200462 200569 200574) Asteroceras margarita (200571 200607) Asteroceras stellare (200575 200577 200578) Asteroceras stellare, Aegasteroceras sagittarium (200466) Asteroceras stellare, Asteroceras margarita (200568) Parasteroceras sp. (203713) Parasteroceras sp. C (200511 200515)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Ammonites stellaris, Ammonites obtusus (227267) Asteroceras sp. (105125)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6France Asteroceras sp., Asteroceras confusum (219991)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Tunisia Epophioceras longicella (170504)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Austria Asteroceras sp. (195016) Asteroceras suevicum (189142 189218) Eparietites glaber (189181)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Hungary Asteroceras saltriense (78797)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Turkey Asteroceras blakei (147280 147284 147340)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Germany Asteroceras sp. (189221 189222 189223) Epophioceras landrioti (189224)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Dorset) Bagnolites stuarti, Asteroceras margaritoides (170337)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6China (Guangdong) Asteroceras sp. (7785) Eparietites sp. (8052)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Somerset) Aegasteroceras peyssonelli, Epophioceras sp., Aegasteroceras sagittarium, Eparietites falloti (179702) Aegasteroceras sagittarium (179700) Asteroceras blakei (179698 179699 179701) Asteroceras smithi, Aegasteroceras sagittarium (179703) Asteroceras stellare (159466)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Asteroceras margaritoides (230410) Asteroceras obtusum (114638)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Ukraine (Crimea) Asteroceras dommerguesi (230733)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Asteroceras reynesi (81579) Asteroceras saltriense (78282) Eparietites undaries (78209)
Obtusum - Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Asteroceras saltriense (78210) Eparietites sp., Asteroceras stellare, Asteroceras saltriense (78211) Epophioceras veszpremi (78285) Epophioceras veszpremi, Asteroceras stellare, Asteroceras saltriense (78284) Parasteroceras kovacsi, Parasteroceras umbilicoparvum, Parasteroceras pulchellum (78410)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Tunisia Parasteroceras rakusi (170509)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Arctoasteroceras jeletzkyi (133092)
Oxynotum - Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Parasteroceras kovacsi (78408 78409) Parasteroceras kovacsi, Parasteroceras umbilicoparvum, Parasteroceras pulchellum (78407)
Semicostatum - Turneri196.5 - 189.6France Caenisites brooki, Caenisites turneri, Caenisites plotti (133792)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6France Caenisites sp., Caenisites brooki, Caenisites turneri, Caenisites bordoti, Caenisites pingue (219984)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Caenisites brooki (158212)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Caenisites brooki (150618 150619 150625) Caenisites brooki, Caenisites turneri (150617) Caenisites brooki, Caenisites turneri, Caenisites pulchellus (150552 150630) Caenisites turneri (150553 150620 150629)
Turneri - Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Tunisia Parasteroceras rakusi, Parasteroceras peyssonneli (170503)
Turneri - Obtusum196.5 - 189.6France Asteroceras sp., Caenisites pulchellus, Epophioceras bochardi (219990)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian196.5 - 183.0Turkey Asteroceras turneri (218661)
Obtusum - Margaritatus196.5 - 183.0Austria Asteroceras saltriensis, Eparietites denotatus (218909)
Semicostatum - Ibex196.5 - 183.0Hungary Asteroceras sp. (78688)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Turkey Asteroceras turneri (218656)
Jamesoni - Ibex189.6 - 183.0Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Parasteroceras umbilicoparvum (78406)