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Sonniniidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy

Sonniniidae was named by Buckman (1892). Its type is Sonninia.

It was assigned to Harpocerataceae by Arkell (1952); and to Hildoceratoidea by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).

Subtaxa

Sonniniinae, Witchelliinae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1892	Sonniniidae Buckman
1952	Sonniniidae Arkell p. 269
2013	Sonniniidae Howarth p. 115
2022	Sonniniidae Sandoval p. 807

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Hildoceratoidea	(Hyatt 1867)
family	Sonniniidae	Buckman 1892
family	Sonniniidae	Buckman 1892

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. †Sonniniidae Buckman 1892

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Subfm. †Sonniniinae Buckman 1892

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G. †Pseudoshirbuirnia Dietz 2005

G. †Shirbuirnia

G. †Sonninia Douville 1879

Subg. †Sonninia (Alaskinia) Westermann 1978

Invalid names: Sonninia (Alaskoceras) Westermann 1969 [replaced]

Subg. †Sonninia (Euhoploceras) Buckman 1913

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) acanthodes Buckman 1889

Invalid names: Sonninia biplicata Buckman 1893 [synonym], Sonninia crassibullata Buckman 1893 [synonym], Sonninia crassiformis Buckman 1893 [synonym], Sonninia crassispinata Buckman 1892 [synonym], Sonninia irregularis Buckman 1892 [synonym], Sonninia magnispinata Buckman 1892 [synonym], Sonninia multispinata Buckman 1892 [synonym], Sonninia ptycta Buckman 1892 [synonym], Sonninia spinocostata Buckman 1892 [synonym], Sonninia subspinosa Buckman 1893 [synonym]

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) adicra Waagen 1867

Invalid names: Sherbornites projectifer Buckman 1923 [synonym], Sonninia crassicostata Buckman 1893 [synonym]

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) berckhemeri Dorn 1935

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) bifurcata Westermann 1969

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) dominans Buckman 1892

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) nannomorpha Buckman 1923

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) playfordi Arkell 1954

†Sonninia (Euhoploceras) polyacantha Waagen 1867

Invalid names: Nannoceras Buckman 1923 [synonym], Sherbornites Buckman 1923 [synonym], Stiphromorphites Buckman 1923 [synonym]

Subg. †Sonninia (Papilliceras) Buckman 1920

†Papilliceras blackwelderi Crickmay 1933

†Papilliceras juramontanum Crickmay 1933

†Papilliceras stantoni Crickmay 1933

†Sonninia (Papilliceras) arenata Quenstedt 1886

Invalid names: Prepapillites Buckman 1927 [synonym]

Subg. †Sonninia (Poecilomorphus)

†Poecilomorphus cycloides d'Orbigny 1846

Subg. †Sonninia (Sonninia) Douville 1879

†Sonninia (Sonninia) corrugata Sowerby 1824

†Sonninia (Sonninia) falcata Quenstedt 1886

Invalid names: Ammonites tessonianus Quenstedt 1858 [replaced], Harpoceras alsaticum Haug 1885 [synonym]

†Sonninia (Sonninia) patella Waagen 1867

†Sonninia (Sonninia) propinquans Bayle 1878

†Sonninia (Sonninia) schlumbergeri Haug 1893

†Sonninia altecostata Tornquist 1898

Invalid names: Sonninia curviplex Tornquist 1898 [synonym], Sonninia gracilis Tornquist 1898 [synonym]

†Sonninia alternata Buckman 1893

†Sonninia argentinica Tornquist 1898

†Sonninia bodenbenderi Tornquist 1898

†Sonninia crassa Buckman 1893

†Sonninia crassinuda Buckman 1893

†Sonninia espinazitensis Tornquist 1898

†Sonninia fascicostata Tornquist 1898

†Sonninia intumescens Tornquist 1898

†Sonninia mirabilis Tornquist 1898

†Sonninia nuda Buckman 1893

†Sonninia stelzneri Gottsche 1878

†Sonninia subdeltafalcata Tornquist 1898

†Sonninia subtrigonata Buckman 1889

†Sonninia tuxedniensis Imlay 1964

Invalid names: Waagenia Bayle 1878 [replaced]

G. †Sonninites Buckman 1923

†Sonninites felix Buckman 1923

†Sonninites sulcatus Buckman 1889

Invalid names: Sonninia deltafalcata Quenstedt 1858 [synonym]

Subfm. †Witchelliinae Callomon and Chandler 2006

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G. †Asthenoceras

†Asthenoceras nannodes Buckman 1890

G. †Dorsetensia

†Dorsetensia arabica Arkell 1952

†Dorsetensia edouardiana d'Orbigny 1846

†Dorsetensia hannoverana Hiltermann 1939

†Dorsetensia hebridica Morton 1972

†Dorsetensia liostraca Buckman 1892

Invalid names: Dorsetensia liostraca tecta Huf 1968 [invalid subgroup]

†Dorsetensia pinguis Roemer 1836

†Dorsetensia regrediens Haug 1893

†Dorsetensia romani Schlegelmilch 1985

†Dorsetensia tessoniana d'Orbigny 1846

Invalid names: Dorsetensia liostraca subtecta Huf 1968 [invalid subgroup]

G. †Fontannesia

†Fontannesia austroamericana Jaworski 1926

†Fontannesia montillanensis Linares and Sandoval 1988

Invalid names: Darellella Buckman 1904 [synonym], Nannina Buckman 1927 [synonym]

G. †Guhsania

G. †Newmarracarroceras Hall 1989

†Newmarracarroceras clarkei Crick 1894

Invalid names: Dorsetensia etheridgei Whitehouse 1924 [synonym], Fontannesia whitehousei Arkell 1954 [synonym]

†Newmarracarroceras fairbridgei Arkell 1954

G. †Witchellia Buckman 1889

†Witchellia albida Buckman 1926

†Witchellia australica Arkell 1954

†Witchellia companyi Sandoval 2022

†Witchellia connata Buckman 1927

†Witchellia hyalina Buckman 1924

Invalid names: Sonninites simulans Buckman 1926 [synonym]

†Witchellia jugifera Waagen 1867

†Witchellia laeviuscula Sowerby 1824

†Witchellia macer Buckman 1889

Invalid names: Maceratites aurifer Buckman 1928 [synonym], Maceratites costulatus Buckman 1928 [synonym]

†Witchellia minima Hiltermann 1939

†Witchellia moisyi Brasil 1893

†Witchellia nodatipinguis Buckman 1923

†Witchellia peleka Buckman 1923

†Witchellia romanoides Douville 1885

†Witchellia ruber Buckman 1926

†Witchellia sayni Haug 1893

Invalid names: Ludwigia corrugata Douville 1885 [synonym]

†Witchellia striata Sandoval 2022

†Witchellia sutneroides Westermann 1969

Invalid names: Anolkoleiites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Dundryites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Gelasinites Buckman 1925 [synonym], Hyalinites Buckman 1924 [synonym], Maceratites Buckman 1928 [synonym], Pelekodites Buckman 1923 [synonym], Rubrileiites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Spatulites Buckman 1928 [synonym], Zugella Buckman 1927 [synonym], Zugophorites Buckman 1922 [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 Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Bajocian or 174.10000 to 168.40000 Ma

Collections (136 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian - Early/Lower Bajocian	180.1 - 168.4	Chile (Chañaral)	Sonninia altecostata (223763 223766)
Concavum	175.6 - 171.6	United Kingdom	Sonninia biplicata, Sonninia crassiformis, Sonninia crassibullata (235936)
Concavum	175.6 - 171.6	Morocco	Asthenoceras sp. (141215) Asthenoceras sp., Euhoploceras sp., Fontannesia montillanensis (141225) Asthenoceras sp., Euhoploceras sp., Fontannesia sp., Fontannesia luculenta, Nannoceras sp. (141217) Asthenoceras sp., Fontannesia aurita (141211) Asthenoceras sp., Fontannesia aurita, Fontannesia sp. (141208) Asthenoceras sp., Fontannesia luculenta, Fontannesia sp. B, Fontannesia montillanensis (141223) Fontannesia aurita (141206 141213) Fontannesia aurita, Fontannesia sp. (141209) Fontannesia sp. (141207 141221)
Late/Upper Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Spain	Fontannesia sp. (73290)
Late/Upper Aalenian	175.6 - 171.6	Morocco	Euhoploceras sp., Fontannesia luculenta (141219)
Late/Upper Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian	175.6 - 168.4	Italy	Euhoploceras sp. (198957)
Aalenian	174.1 - 170.3	Germany	Sonninia sp. (59549)
Aalenian	174.1 - 170.3	Chile (Copiapó)	Fontannesia sp. (223667)
Aalenian - Bajocian	174.1 - 168.3	Hungary	Sonninia insignoides, Sonninia sp., Sonninia adicra (64311)
Aalenian - Bajocian	174.1 - 168.3	Chile (Huasco)	Sonninia espinasitensis (223387)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Spain	Fontannesia sp., Witchellia sp., Witchellia falcata, Fontannesia clarkei, Sonninia boweri, Sonninia sp., Sonninia schlumbergeri, Witchellia connata, Dorsetensia romani (73294)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Chile (Coquimbo)	Sonninia sp. (221547)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Argentina	Sonninia espinazitensis (25416 25417)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	USA (Oregon)	Asthenoceras delicatum, Fontannesia costula, Witchellia evoluta, Sonninia modesta, Pelekodites webergi, Sonninia polyacantha (202846)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Saudi Arabia	Dorsetensia arabica (184563 184564) Dorsetensia arabica, Dorsetensia liostraca (184541) Dorsetensia tecta (141473) Shirbuirnia fastigata, Sonninia sp. (141472)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Hungary	Sonninia adicra, Sonninia berckhemeri, Witchellia jugifera, Witchellia sayni (220904)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Chile (Copiapó)	Euhoploceras adicrum, Sonninia espinazitensis (223751)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Australia (Western Australia)	Ammonites clarkei (171208) Fontannesia clarkei (171212 171214 171229 171230) Fontannesia clarkei, Fontannesia whitehousei (171213) Fontannesia fairbridgei (171211) Fontannesia sp. (171216) Fontannesia whitehousei (171215 171231) Newmarracarroceras clarkei (171243 171244 171245 171246 171247 171248 171249 171250 171251 171252 171254 171255 171256 171257) Newmarracarroceras clarkei, Sonninia playfordi (171253) Newmarracarroceras fairbridgei (171259) Sonninia playfordi (153578) Sonninia playfordi, Fontannesia clarkei, Fontannesia whitehousei (171220) Sonninia playfordi, Fontannesia whitehousei (171209) Witchellia australica (171210)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	USA (Alaska)	Asthenoceras nannodes, Pelekodites pelekus (175668) Pelekodites spatians (175678) Sonninia alaskensis (175664) Sonninia alaskensis, Witchellia sutneroides (175650) Sonninia bifurcata (175617 175662 175663) Sonninia bifurcata, Sonninia alaskensis (175648 175652) Sonninia bifurcata, Sonninia alaskensis, Witchellia sutneroides (175614 175651) Sonninia bifurcata, Witchellia sutneroides (175620 175622) Witchellia sutneroides (175665) Witchellia sutneroides, Pelekodites spatians (175673)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Germany	Dorsetensia pinguis (62198)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Chile (Huasco)	Sonninia sp., Sonninia espinasitensis, Sonninia zittelli, Sonninia sowerby, Sonninia andium (223377)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Canada (British Columbia)	Dorsetensia spp., Sonninia spp. (200310) Dorsetensia spp., Sonninia spp., Sonninia adicra (200309) Sonninia spp. (200308)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Canada (Yukon)	Euhoploceras sp., Euhoploceras dominans (208208) Euhoploceras sp., Sonninia cf sp. A, Sonninia cf. sp. B, Sonninia sp., Sonninia sp. B (114625) Euhoploceras sp., Sonninia cf. sp. A, Euhoploceras dominans (114622) Euhoploceras sp., Sonninia sp., Euhoploceras dominans (114620) Euhoploceras sp., Sonninia sp., Sonninia cf. sp. A, Sonninia cf. sp. B (114623) Euhoploceras sp., Sonninia spp. (197431 208210) Euhoploceras sp., Sonninia spp., Euhoploceras dominans (208211 208212) Euhoploceras sp., S. sp., Euhoploceras dominans (114626) Sonninia sp. B, Euhoploceras dominans (114624) Sonninia spp. (208209)
Early/Lower Bajocian	171.6 - 168.4	Argentina (Neuquen)	Sonninia espinazitensis (102280)
Humphresianum	171.6 - 168.4	Poland	Sonninia sp. (186770)
Discites	171.6 - 167.7	USA (Alaska)	Sonninia sp. (175647)
Discites	171.6 - 167.7	United Kingdom (England)	Sonninia crassicostata (235937)
Discites	171.6 - 167.7	Morocco	Asthenoceras sp., Euhoploceras sp., Euhoploceras modestum, Fontannesia sp., Fontannesia explanata, Nannoceras nannomorphum (141233) Asthenoceras sp., Euhoploceras sp., Fontannesia despecta, Nannoceras sp., Euhoploceras dominans (141231) Asthenoceras sp., Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras sp., Nannoceras nannomorphum (141236) Asthenoceras sp., Fontannesia sp., Fontannesia montillanensis (141227) Euhoploceras sp., Fontannesia sp. (141229) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras nannomorphum (141235) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras sp., Nannoceras nannomorphum (141234)
Discites	171.6 - 167.7	United Kingdom	Sonninia modesta, Sonninia costata, Sonninia spinigera, Sonninia sp., Sonninia acanthodes, Sonninia dominans, Sonninia crassicostata (141363)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian	171.6 - 167.7	Germany	Dorsetensia deltafalcata, Dorsetensia sp., Dorsetensia liostraca (62200)
Laeviuscula	171.6 - 167.7	USA (Alaska)	Witchellia sutneroides (175621)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	China (Xizang)	Dorsetensia sp., Fontannesia luculenta, Euhoploceras adicra (61426)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Chile (Chañaral)	Dorsetensia sp. (223834)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	USA (California)	Dorsetensia liostraca (200048) Stiphromorphites schucherti (164638)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Saudi Arabia	Dorsetensia complanata, Sonniniidae indet., Sonninia sp. (48082) Dorsetensia sp. (48078) Dorsetensia subtecta (45268) Dorsetensia tecta (45267 48034 48038) Dorsetensia tecta, Dorsetensia sp. (45266) Shirbuirnia fastigata, Sonninia sp., Sonninia sp. (48015 48031) Shirbuirnia sp. (45265) Sonninia projectifer (48030 48109) Sonninia sp., Pelekodites zurcheri, Sonninia tessoniana (48085) Sonninia sp., Sonninia arabica, Sonninia omphalica (45241) Sonninia tessoniana (48032) Sonniniidae indet., Pelekodites zurcheri (48081)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	USA (Oregon)	Sonninia dominans (202418)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Chile (Huasco)	Sonninia espinasitensis (223389) Sonninia sp. (223385)
Bajocian	170.3 - 168.3	Tunisia	Pelekodites sulcata, Dorsetensia romani (169200) Witchellia sutneri (169203)
Bajocian - Bathonian	170.3 - 166.1	Chile (Chañaral)	Dorsetensia sp., Sonninia sp. (223832)
Bajocian - Callovian	170.3 - 163.5	Chile (Coquimbo)	Sonninia mammilifera, Sonninia sp., Sonninia espinazitensis, Sonninia altecostata (221524)