Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Sonniniidae Buckman
1952Sonniniidae Arkell p. 269
2013Sonniniidae Howarth p. 115
2022Sonniniidae Sandoval p. 807

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
familySonniniidaeBuckman 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
show all | hide all
Subfm. †Sonniniinae Buckman 1892
hide
G. †Pseudoshirbuirnia Dietz 2005
G. †Sonninia Douville 1879
+
Subg. †Sonninia (Alaskinia) Westermann 1978
+
Invalid names: Sonninia (Alaskoceras) Westermann 1969 [replaced]
Subg. †Sonninia (Euhoploceras) Buckman 1913
+
+
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]
+
Invalid names: Sherbornites projectifer Buckman 1923 [synonym], Sonninia crassicostata Buckman 1893 [synonym]
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
Invalid names: Prepapillites Buckman 1927 [synonym]
Subg. †Sonninia (Sonninia) Douville 1879
+
Sonninia (Sonninia) falcata Quenstedt 1886
+
Invalid names: Ammonites tessonianus Quenstedt 1858 [replaced], Harpoceras alsaticum Haug 1885 [synonym]
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
hide
+
Asthenoceras nannodes Buckman 1890
+
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 romani Schlegelmilch 1985
Dorsetensia tessoniana d'Orbigny 1846
Invalid names: Dorsetensia liostraca subtecta Huf 1968 [invalid subgroup]
+
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
+
+
Invalid names: Dorsetensia etheridgei Whitehouse 1924 [synonym], Fontannesia whitehousei Arkell 1954 [synonym]
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 Bajocian180.1 - 168.4Chile (Chañaral) Sonninia altecostata (223763 223766)
Concavum175.6 - 171.6United Kingdom Sonninia biplicata, Sonninia crassiformis, Sonninia crassibullata (235936)
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Morocco 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 Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Spain Fontannesia sp. (73290)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Morocco Euhoploceras sp., Fontannesia luculenta (141219)
Late/Upper Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian175.6 - 168.4Italy Euhoploceras sp. (198957)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Germany Sonninia sp. (59549)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Chile (Copiapó) Fontannesia sp. (223667)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Hungary Sonninia insignoides, Sonninia sp., Sonninia adicra (64311)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Chile (Huasco) Sonninia espinasitensis (223387)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Spain Fontannesia sp., Witchellia sp., Witchellia falcata, Fontannesia clarkei, Sonninia boweri, Sonninia sp., Sonninia schlumbergeri, Witchellia connata, Dorsetensia romani (73294)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Chile (Coquimbo) Sonninia sp. (221547)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina Sonninia espinazitensis (25416 25417)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4USA (Oregon) Asthenoceras delicatum, Fontannesia costula, Witchellia evoluta, Sonninia modesta, Pelekodites webergi, Sonninia polyacantha (202846)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Saudi Arabia Dorsetensia arabica (184563 184564) Dorsetensia arabica, Dorsetensia liostraca (184541) Dorsetensia tecta (141473) Shirbuirnia fastigata, Sonninia sp. (141472)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Hungary Sonninia adicra, Sonninia berckhemeri, Witchellia jugifera, Witchellia sayni (220904)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Chile (Copiapó) Euhoploceras adicrum, Sonninia espinazitensis (223751)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Australia (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 Bajocian171.6 - 168.4USA (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 Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Germany Dorsetensia pinguis (62198)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Chile (Huasco) Sonninia sp., Sonninia espinasitensis, Sonninia zittelli, Sonninia sowerby, Sonninia andium (223377)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Canada (British Columbia) Dorsetensia spp., Sonninia spp. (200310) Dorsetensia spp., Sonninia spp., Sonninia adicra (200309) Sonninia spp. (200308)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Canada (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 Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina (Neuquen) Sonninia espinazitensis (102280)
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4Poland Sonninia sp. (186770)
Discites171.6 - 167.7USA (Alaska) Sonninia sp. (175647)
Discites171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom (England) Sonninia crassicostata (235937)
Discites171.6 - 167.7Morocco 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)
Discites171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom Sonninia modesta, Sonninia costata, Sonninia spinigera, Sonninia sp., Sonninia acanthodes, Sonninia dominans, Sonninia crassicostata (141363)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Germany Dorsetensia deltafalcata, Dorsetensia sp., Dorsetensia liostraca (62200)
Laeviuscula171.6 - 167.7USA (Alaska) Witchellia sutneroides (175621)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Xizang) Dorsetensia sp., Fontannesia luculenta, Euhoploceras adicra (61426)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Chile (Chañaral) Dorsetensia sp. (223834)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (California) Dorsetensia liostraca (200048) Stiphromorphites schucherti (164638)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi 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)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Oregon) Sonninia dominans (202418)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Chile (Huasco) Sonninia espinasitensis (223389) Sonninia sp. (223385)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Tunisia Pelekodites sulcata, Dorsetensia romani (169200) Witchellia sutneri (169203)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Chile (Chañaral) Dorsetensia sp., Sonninia sp. (223832)
Bajocian - Callovian170.3 - 163.5Chile (Coquimbo) Sonninia mammilifera, Sonninia sp., Sonninia espinazitensis, Sonninia altecostata (221524)