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Macrocephalitidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Macrocephalitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Macrocephalitidae Imlay
1957Macrocephalitidae Arkell et al. p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyMacrocephalitidae
familyMacrocephalitidae

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.

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G. †Dolikephalites Buckman 1923
G. †Macrocephalites Zittel 1884
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†Macrocephalites cadoceroides Burckhardt 1927
†Macrocephalites jacquoti Douvillé 1878
†Macrocephalites macrocephalus Schlotheim 1813
†Macrocephalites tuguriensis Hébert and Eudes-Deslongchamps 1860
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 Bajocian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 170.30000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (99 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Macrocephalites sp., Macrocephalitidae indet., Macrocephalites macrocephalus (226158)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Macrocephalitidae indet. (229003 229004)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Poland Macrocephalites sp. (91908)
Bathonian - Callovian168.3 - 163.5New Zealand Macrocephalites etheridgei (63774)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Madagascar (Boeny) Macrocephalites triangularis, Dolikephalites typicus (234079)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Switzerland Macrocephalites sp., Macrocephalites jacquoti (193321)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7China (Tibet) Macrocephalites madagascariensis (230271)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Germany Macrocephalites sp. (62258)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Indocephalites transitorius, Indocephalites kheraensis, Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Kamptokephalites lamellosus, Macrocephalites sp., Pleurocephalites sp. (98168)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Middle Callovian167.7 - 161.2Mexico (Guerrero) Macrocephalites macrocephalus (233959)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Macrocephalites sp. (68556)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5USA (California) Macrocephalites sp. (163046)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Macrocephalites cadoceroides (233964)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5China Indocephalites diadematus, Indocephalites chryssolithicus, Macrocephalites compressus, Dolikephalites typicus (64861) Indocephalites sp., Subkossmatia opis (64862)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Spain Macrocephalites gracilis (142569) Macrocephalites sp. (142570) Macrocephalites verus (142567 142568)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Indocephalites transitorius, Kamptokephalites grantanus, Macrocephalites sauvageti, Pleurocephalites elephantinus, Dolikephalites sp., Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60535) Indocephalites diadematus (60424) Kamptokephalites dimerus, Kamptokephalites herveyi, Kamptokephalites maconiensis, Macrocephalites compressus, Dolikephalites gracilis, Dolikephalites dolius, Dolikephalites typicus, Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60615) Kamptokephalites herveyi, Macrocephalites compressus, Macrocephalites rotundus, Dolikephalites dolius, Dolikephalites typicus, Dolikephalites gracilis, Dolikephalites subcompressus, Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60565) Kamptokephalites sp., Macrocephalites compressus, Dolikephalites typicus, Dolikephalites subcompressus, Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60546 60550) Kamptokephalites sp., Pleurocephalites liberalis (60548) Macrocephalites compressus, Dolikephalites dolius, Dolikephalites gracilis (60427) Macrocephalites compressus, Dolikephalites gracilis (60426) Macrocephalites compressus, Pleurocephalites lophopleurus, Pleurocephalites folliformis, Pleurocephalites paronai, Dolikephalites gracilis, Dolikephalites sp. (60536) Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60614) Macrocephalites sp. (60425 170304) Pleurocephalites elephantinus (60421) Pleurocephalites folliformis, Dolikephalites gracilis (60428) Pleurocephalites sp. (60551)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Poland Macrocephalites gracilis (235869)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Indocephalites sp., Macrocephalites sp. (46397) Macrocephalites inflata (46455)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toamasina) Indocephalites kheraensis, Macrocephalites chariensis, Pleurocephalites besairiei, Pleurocephalites maevaranensis (234100) Macrocephalites formosus, Pleurocephalites costumbilicatus, Dolikephalites flexuosus, Pleurocephalites habyensis (234095)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Boeny) Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Kamptokephalites amboromihantensis (234096) Kamptokephalites magnumbilicatus, Nothocephalites semiloevis (234099)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Chile (Antofagasta) Macrocephalites sp. (170680)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Macrocephalites evolutus (213096 213098)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany Macrocephalites jacquoti (181006) Macrocephalites jaquoti (62259) Macrocephalites sp. (62261 62262 62263) Macrocephalites sphaericus, Macrocephalites tumidus (62265) Macrocephalites tumidus (62264)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar ( Mahajanga) Eucycloceras eucyclum, Idiocycloceras rebillyi (234101)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Eucycloceras eucyclum (98131) Eucycloceras eucyclum, Indocephalites transitorius, Macrocephalites triangularis, Macrocephalites formosus, Nothocephalites semilaevis (98172) Idiocycloceras rebillyi, Indocephalites kheraensis, Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Kamptokephalites magnumbilicatus, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Macrocephalites formosus, Pleurocephalites maevaranensis, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98129) Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Indocephalites transitorius, Indocephalites kheraensis, Kamptokephalites magnumbilicatus, Macrocephalites chariensis, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Nothocephalites semilaevis, Pleurocephalites maevaranensis, Pleurocephalites besairiei, Pleurocephalites costumbilicatus, Dolikephalites flexuosus, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98185) Indocephalites colcanapi, Indocephalites kheraensis, Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Indocephalites transitorius, Kamptokephalites lamellosus, Kamptokephalites misorobensis, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Macrocephalites formosus, Macrocephalites triangularis, Pleurocephalites besairiei, Pleurocephalites maevaranensis, Pleurocephalites costumbilicatus, Dolikephalites subcompressus, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98094) Indocephalites indicus, Kamptokephalites dimerus, Kamptokephalites besairiei, Kamptokephalites spathi, Kamptokephalites sakondryensis, Kamptokephalites lamellosus, Macrocephalites compressus, Macrocephalites chariensis, Macrocephalites triangularis, Nothocephalites semilaevis, Pleurocephalites elephantinus, Pleurocephalites costumbilicatus, Dolikephalites typicus (98184) Indocephalites kheraensis, Indocephalites transitorius, Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Kamptokephalites dimerus, Kamptokephalites besairiei, Kamptokephalites lamellosus, Macrocephalites triangularis, Macrocephalites formosus, Macrocephalites charriensis, Pleurocephalites andranomantsyensis, Pleurocephalites maevaranensis, Pleurocephalites besairiei, Pleurocephalites elephantinus, Dolikephalites flexuosus, Dolikephalites subcompressus, Dolikephalites typicus, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98091) Indocephalites kheraensis, Macrocephalites macrocephalus (98130) Indocephalites sp., Macrocephalites chariensis, Pleurocephalites folliformis, Pleurocephalites elephantinus (98165) Indocephalites transitorius, Indocephalites sphaeroidalis, Indocephalites diadematus, Kamptokephalites lamellosus, Macrocephalites charriensis, Nothocephalites semilaevis, Pleurocephalites elephantinus, Pleurocephalites besairiei, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98126) Indocephalites transitorius, Kamptokephalites dimerus, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Macrocephalites chariensis, Pleurocephalites elephantinus (98155) Indocephalites transitorius, Macrocephalites formosus (98096) Kamptokephalites dimerus, Macrocephalites formosus, Macrocephalites charriensis (98121) Kamptokephalites lamellosus, Macrocephalites triangularis, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98194) Kamptokephalites magnumbilicatus, Pleurocephalites costumbilicatus (98159) Macrocephalites chariensis, Nothocephalites semilaevis, Nothocephalites mondegoensis (98153) Macrocephalites formosus (98161) Macrocephalites formosus, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98128) Macrocephalites sp. (98169) Macrocephalites sp., Pleurocephalites sp. (98095 98140) Macrocephalites triangularis, Macrocephalites formosus, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Dolikephalites flexuosus (98158) Macrocephalites triangularis, Pleurocephalites elephantinus (98138) Pleurocephalites maevaranensis (98120) Pleurocephalites magnumbilicatus (98122)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Indocephalites diadematus, Indocephalites transitorius, Macrocephalites chariensis, Macrocephalites formosus, Nothocephalites semilaevis, Dolikephalites gracilis, Dolikephalites typicus, Dolikephalites flexuosus (98171) Indocephalites transitorius, Indocephalites transiens, Indocephalites kheraensis, Indocephalites madagascariensis, Indocephalites diadematus, Indocephalites indicus, Indocephalites sphaeroidalis, Kamptokephalites lamellosus, Kamptokephalites sakondryensis, Macrocephalites triangularis, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Macrocephalites compressus, Macrocephalites mantaranus, Macrocephalites ankazomihensis, Pleurocephalites besairiei, Pleurocephalites paronai, Pleurocephalites costumbilicatus, Dolikephalites subcompressus, Dolikephalites flexuosus, Pleurocephalites habyensis (98212)
Early/Lower Callovian - Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Macrocephalites sp. (98160)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Chile (Antofagasta) Macrocephalites sp. (172174)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Eucycloceras eucyclum, Eucycloceras pilgrimi, Subkossmatia bassei (98173) Nothocephalites semilaevis (98124)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Idiocycloceras perisphinctoides (167363 187432)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Kamptokephalites cossmanni, Macrocephalites rollieri, Macrocephalites sp., Pleurocephalites sp., Dolikephalites sp. (60538) Kamptokephalites grantanus, Pleurocephalites folliformis, Pleurocephalites liberalis, Pleurocephalites tumidus (60613) Kamptokephalites multicostata (60542) Kamptokephalites sp., Pleurocephalites sp., Dolikephalites subcompressus, Dolikephalites typicus, Dolikephalites gracilis, Dolikephalites sp., Macrocephalites macrocephalus (60554) Pleurocephalites cuenoti, Pleurocephalites jacobi, Pleurocephalites paronai (60562) Pleurocephalites jacobi (60556) Pleurocephalites sp. (60540) Pleurocephalites tumidus, Pleurocephalites jacobi (60616)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany Macrocephalites gracilis (62267)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile (Antofagasta) Macrocephalites sp. (172175)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Spain Macrocephalites gracilis (142571 142572)