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Alsatitinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Taxonomy
Alsatitidae was named by Spath (1924). Its type is Alsatites.

It was reranked as the family Alsatitinae by Matsumoto (1956), Delsate et al. (2002), Howarth (2013).

It was assigned to Psilocerataceae by Spath (1924); to Psiloceratidae by Matsumoto (1956), Delsate et al. (2002); and to Arietitidae by Howarth (2013).

Subtaxa
Alsatites (syn. Tayloricites, Proarietites) (type genus), Canavarites, Gonioptychoceras (syn. Proarnioceras, Alsatitoides), Pseudaetomoceras, Tipperoceras, Yebisites
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2013-02-05; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Alsatitidae Spath
1924Proarietitinae Spath p. 46
1924Alsatitidae Spath p. 189
1956Alsatitinae Matsumoto
2002Alsatitinae Delsate et al. p. 8
2013Alsatitinae Howarth p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
familyAlsatitinae()
familyAlsatitinae()

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. †Alsatitinae Spath 1924
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G. †Alsatites Haug 1894
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†Alsatites bipartitus Hillebrandt 2000
†Alsatites laqueus Quenstedt 1856
†Alsatites liasicus d'Orbigny 1844
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Invalid names: Ammonites subliasicus Reynes 1879 [synonym]
†Alsatites nigromontanus Guembel 1884
†Alsatites pamlicoensis Taylor 1998
†Alsatites proaries Neumayr 1879
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Invalid names: Aegoceras tortuosum Canavari 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Proarietites Lange 1922 [synonym], Tayloricites Guex 1987 [synonym]
G. †Canavarites Hyatt 1900
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†Canavarites discretum Sowerby 1831
G. †Gonioptychoceras Lange 1941
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Invalid names: Alsatitoides Guex 1980 [synonym], Proarnioceras Blind 1963 [synonym]
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†Pseudaetomoceras victoriense Longridge et al. 2008
G. †Tipperoceras Taylor 1998
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†Tipperoceras mullerense Taylor 1998
G. †Yebisites Matsumoto 1956
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†Yebisites onoderai Matsumoto 1953
Invalid names: Proarietitinae Spath 1924 [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 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Semicostatum or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Alsatites bipartitus (157360 157373 157390) Alsatites bipartitus, Pseudaetomoceras victoriense (157385) Alsatites proaries (84778) Alsatites sp. (157383) Pseudaetomoceras castagnolai (84814) Pseudaetomoceras sp. (157388) Pseudaetomoceras victoriense (157370 157371 157372 157387)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5USA (Nevada) Alsatites nigromontanus (188651) Pseudaetomoceras castagnolai (188646) Pseudaetomoceras doetzkirchneri, Alsatites nigromontanus (188622) Pseudaetomoceras shoshonense (157493 157504)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5China (Xizang) Alsatites sp. 1, Alsatites sp. 2 (138162)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Netherlands Alsatites sp. (221055)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5USA (Oregon) Pseudaetomoceras sp. (200707 200708 201167) Pseudaetomoceras sp., Gonioptychoceras sp. (200709 200710 201166)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Japan Alsatites onoderai (221053)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Alsatites sp., Pseudaetomoceras victoriense (53363) Pseudaetomoceras doetzkirchneri (208932 208933 208934)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Peru Alsatites liasicus (209240)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile Pseudaetomoceras arcuatum (209271 209282 209356 209561)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5France (Isère) Alsatites laqueolus (158286) Alsatites laqueus (127114) Alsatites liasicus (158285)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Alsatites liasicus, Alsatites proaries (84964) Alsatites proaries (84776 84916 84963 84969 84972) Alsatites proaries, Pseudaetomoceras castagnolai (84973 84979) Alsatites proaries, Pseudaetomoceras castagnolai, Pseudaetomoceras doetzkirchneri (84975) Pseudaetomoceras castagnolai (84736 84921 84970) Pseudaetomoceras castagnolai, Pseudaetomoceras doetzkirchneri (84976 84980) Pseudaetomoceras doetzkirchneri (84919)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5USA (Nevada) Alsatites pamlicoensis (157509) Alsatites proaries (188624 188642 188644 188645 188648 188649 188650) Pseudaetomoceras doetzkirchneri (188621)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Austria Alsatites sp. (189261)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Argentina (Mendoza) Alsatites liasicus (181950)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Austria (Tirol) Alsatites liasicus (208597)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Alsatites liasicus (29231 29232)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (British Columbia) Alsatites liasicus (208925 208926)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile Laqueoceras bipartitum (209547 209548 209552 209553 209556 209557 209560)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile (Antofagasta) Alsatites platystoma (210190 210191) Alsatites sp. (210189)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Austria Alsatites orthoptychus (27226)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy (L'Aquila) Pseudoaetomoceras sp. (196791)
Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Austria Pseudaetomoceras abnormilobatus (196514)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Austria Alsatites liasicus (38057) Alsatites orthoptychus (38056)
Semicostatum199.5 - 192.9USA (Nevada) Tipperoceras mullerense (157510)