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Sonniniinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

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

It was assigned to Sonniniidae by Howarth (2013), Galácz (2015), Sandoval (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Sonniniinae Buckman
2013Sonniniinae Howarth p. 115
2015Sonniniinae Galácz
2022Sonniniinae Sandoval p. 808

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
subfamilySonniniinaeBuckman 1892
subfamilySonniniinaeBuckman 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.

Subfm. †Sonniniinae Buckman 1892
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G. †Pseudoshirbuirnia Dietz 2005
G. †Sonninia Douville 1879
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Subg. †Sonninia (Alaskinia) Westermann 1978
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Invalid names: Sonninia (Alaskoceras) Westermann 1969 [replaced]
Subg. †Sonninia (Euhoploceras) Buckman 1913
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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]
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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
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†Papilliceras blackwelderi Crickmay 1933
†Papilliceras juramontanum Crickmay 1933
†Papilliceras stantoni Crickmay 1933
Invalid names: Prepapillites Buckman 1927 [synonym]
Subg. †Sonninia (Sonninia) Douville 1879
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†Sonninia (Sonninia) falcata Quenstedt 1886
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Invalid names: Ammonites tessonianus Quenstedt 1858 [replaced], Harpoceras alsaticum Haug 1885 [synonym]
†Sonninia altecostata Tornquist 1898
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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
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†Sonninites felix Buckman 1923
†Sonninites sulcatus Buckman 1889
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Invalid names: Sonninia deltafalcata Quenstedt 1858 [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 Late/Upper Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Bajocian or 174.70000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian - Early/Lower Bajocian180.4 - 168.6Chile (Chañaral) Sonninia altecostata (223763 223766)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Sonninia sp. (59549)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom Sonninia biplicata, Sonninia crassiformis, Sonninia crassibullata (235936)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Morocco Euhoploceras sp. (141225) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras sp. (141217)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Morocco Euhoploceras sp. (141219)
Late/Upper Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6Italy Euhoploceras sp. (198957)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2Hungary Sonninia insignoides, Sonninia sp., Sonninia adicra (64311)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.7 - 168.2Chile (Huasco) Sonninia espinasitensis (223387)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6USA (Oregon) Sonninia modesta, Sonninia polyacantha (202846)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Hungary Sonninia adicra, Sonninia berckhemeri (220904)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Argentina Sonninia espinazitensis (25416 25417)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Canada (Yukon) Euhoploceras sp., Euhoploceras dominans (114626 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) Sonninia sp. B, Euhoploceras dominans (114624) Sonninia spp. (208209)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Saudi Arabia Shirbuirnia fastigata, Sonninia sp. (141472)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Australia (Western Australia) Sonninia playfordi (153578 171209 171220 171253)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Canada (British Columbia) Sonninia spp. (200308 200310) Sonninia spp., Sonninia adicra (200309)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Argentina (Neuquen) Sonninia espinazitensis (102280)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Chile (Huasco) Sonninia sp., Sonninia espinasitensis, Sonninia zittelli, Sonninia sowerby, Sonninia andium (223377)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Chile (Coquimbo) Sonninia sp. (221547)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Chile (Copiapó) Euhoploceras adicrum, Sonninia espinazitensis (223751)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Spain Sonninia sp., Sonninia schlumbergeri (73294)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6USA (Alaska) Sonninia alaskensis (175650 175664) Sonninia bifurcata (175617 175620 175622 175662 175663) Sonninia bifurcata, Sonninia alaskensis (175614 175648 175651 175652)
Humphresianum170.9 - 168.6Poland Sonninia sp. (186770)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2China (Xizang) Euhoploceras adicra (61426)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Chile (Huasco) Sonninia espinasitensis (223389) Sonninia sp. (223385)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Saudi Arabia Shirbuirnia fastigata, Sonninia sp., Sonninia sp. (48015 48031) Shirbuirnia sp. (45265) Sonninia projectifer (48030 48109) Sonninia sp. (48082) Sonninia sp., Sonninia arabica, Sonninia omphalica (45241) Sonninia sp., Sonninia tessoniana (48085) Sonninia tessoniana (48032)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (California) Stiphromorphites schucherti (164638)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Oregon) Sonninia dominans (202418)
Discites170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom (England) Sonninia crassicostata (235937)
Discites170.9 - 168.2Morocco Euhoploceras sp. (141229) Euhoploceras sp., Euhoploceras modestum, Nannoceras nannomorphum (141233) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras nannomorphum (141235) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras sp., Euhoploceras dominans (141231) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras sp., Nannoceras nannomorphum (141234 141236)
Discites170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Sonninia modesta, Sonninia costata, Sonninia spinigera, Sonninia sp., Sonninia acanthodes, Sonninia dominans, Sonninia crassicostata (141363)
Discites170.9 - 168.2USA (Alaska) Sonninia sp. (175647)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3Chile (Chañaral) Sonninia sp. (223832)
Bajocian - Callovian170.9 - 161.5Chile (Coquimbo) Sonninia mammilifera, Sonninia sp., Sonninia espinazitensis, Sonninia altecostata (221524)