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Kosmoceratidae
Taxonomy
Kosmoceratidae was named by Haug (1887).
It was assigned to Stephanocerataceae by Imlay (1953), Arkell et al. (1957); and to Perisphinctoidea by Jain and Mazur (2021).
It was assigned to Stephanocerataceae by Imlay (1953), Arkell et al. (1957); and to Perisphinctoidea by Jain and Mazur (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Kosmoceratidae Haug |
| 1953 | Cosmoceratidae Imlay |
| 1957 | Kosmoceratidae Arkell et al. p. 298 |
| 2021 | Kosmoceratidae Jain and Mazur p. 412 |
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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. †Kosmoceratidae Haug 1887
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G. †Catasigaloceras
G. †Epicosmoceras
G. †Gowericeras Buckman 1921
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†Gowericeras snugharborense Imlay 1953
†Gowericeras spinosum Imlay 1953
†Kepplerites (Gowericeras) lindgreni Hyatt 1894
G. †Gulielmina
G. †Gulielmites
G. †Hoplikosmokeras Buckman 1924
G. †Kepplerites Neumayr and Uhlig 1892
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Subg. †Kepplerites (Kepplerites) Neumayr and Uhlig 1892
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†Kepplerites (Kepplerites) keppleri Oppel 1862
†Kepplerites (Kepplerites) toricellii Oppel 1862
†Kepplerites enodatum Nikitin 1881
†Kepplerites lorinclarki Imlay 1961
Subfm. †Kosmoceratinae Haug 1887
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G. †Kosmoceras Waagen 1869
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†Cosmoceras duncani Sowerby 1816
†Cosmoceras paracontrarium Burckhardt 1927
†Cosmoceras spoliatum Quenstedt 1858
†Kosmoceras gemmatum Phillips 1835
†Kosmoceras rotundum Quenstedt 1846
†Kosmoceras rowlstonense Young and Bird 1822
†Kosmoceras spinosum Sowerby 1826
G. †Lobokosmoceras
G. †Seymourites
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†Kepplerites (Seymourites) abruptus McLearn 1929
†Kepplerites (Seymourites) alticostatus Imlay 1953
†Kepplerites (Seymourites) gitinsi McLearn 1927
†Kepplerites (Seymourites) ingrahami McLearn 1929
†Kepplerites (Seymourites) mcevoyi McLearn 1928
†Kepplerites (Seymourites) multus McLearn 1929
†Kepplerites (Seymourites) plenus McLearn 1927
†Kepplerites (Seymourites) tychonis Ravn 1911
G. †Sigaloceras Hyatt 1900
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G. †Toricellites
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Valanginian or 168.20000 to 132.60000 Ma
Collections (109 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Jurassic | Chile (Región de Tarapacá) | Cosmoceras ornatum (226158) | |
| Bathonian | Canada (British Columbia) | Kepplerites sp., Kepplerites tychonis (37609) | |
| Bathonian - Callovian | Canada (British Columbia) | Kepplerites loganianus (37629) Kepplerites sp. (37628 37630) | |
| Callovian | USA (Alaska) | Cosmoceras alaskanum (158901) Cosmoceras spinosum (158918) Gowericeras sp., Gowericeras snugharborense (158650) Gowericeras spinosum (158910) Kepplerites abruptus (158992 158993) Kepplerites alticostatus (158655) Kepplerites alticostatus, Kepplerites abruptus (158907) Kepplerites alticostatus, Kepplerites ingrahami (158905) Kepplerites gittinsi (158920) Kepplerites ingrahami (158654) Kepplerites ingrahami, Kepplerites plenus (158954) Kepplerites mcevoyi (158919) Kepplerites multus, Kepplerites ingrahami, Kepplerites mcevoyi (158915) Kepplerites sp. (68900 68901 68911) Kepplerites tychonis (68896 158649) Kepplerites tychonis, Cosmoceras alaskanum (158902) | |
| Callovian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Kepplerites svalbardensis, Kepplerites tychonis (212943 212974) | |
| Callovian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Kepplerites gowerianus (163723) Kosmoceras degradatum, Kosmoceras spinosum (163712) Kosmoceras grossouveri (163709) Kosmoceras medea, Kosmoceras gulielmi (163707) Kosmoceras proniae (163733) Kosmoceras proniae, Kosmoceras phaeinum (163710) Kosmoceras proniae, Kosmoceras spinosum (163713) Kosmoceras spinosum (163711) | |
| Callovian | USA (California) | Kepplerites lindgreni (192807) Kepplerites lorinclarki (192805) | |
| Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Kosmoceras jasoni (199916) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | Azerbaijan | Kepplerites keppleri (163867) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | Russian Federation | Kepplerites crucifer, Kepplerites curtilobus, Kepplerites trichophorus (38837) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | Chile (Antofagasta) | Cosmoceratidae indet., Cosmoceras dunkeri (172173) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | Germany | Gowericeras trichophorum (62262) Kepplerites keppleri (62259) Sigaloceras enodatum (62263) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | France | Gowericeras toricellii (60548) Toricellites lahuseni (60565) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | Switzerland | Kepplerites enodatum (171754 171755) Kepplerites enodatum, Zugokosmoceras jason (171556) Kepplerites sp., Kepplerites enodatum, Spinikosmoceras aculeatum (171753) Zugokosmoceras jason (171758) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Madagascar | Kepplerites sp. (98170) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Germany | Kosmoceras geminatum, Kosmoceras kuklikum, Kosmoceras gemmatum, Kosmoceras rowlstonense (62283) Kosmoceras spinosum (62282 62285) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Sweden | Kosmoceras spinosum (228427) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | France | Kosmoceras annulatum, Kosmoceras spoliatum, Spinikosmoceras arkelli, Kosmoceras spinosum (60440) Kosmoceras proniae (60544 60619) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Chile (Antofagasta) | Cosmoceras sp. (172174) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Poland | Kosmoceras rotundum (228419) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian | Switzerland | Cosmoceras spinosum (171552 171752) Cosmoceras spinosum, Cosmoceras duncani (171588) Cosmoceras spinosum, Cosmoceras duncani, Zugokosmoceras jason (171589) Cosmoceras spoliatum (171582) Kepplerites sp., Cosmoceras spinosum, Cosmoceras duncani (171572) Spinikosmoceras aculeatum (171921) Zugokosmoceras jason (171574 171606 171759) Zugokosmoceras obductum (171565) | |
| Middle Callovian | France | Gulielmiceras complanatum, Spinikosmoceras castor, Zugokosmoceras obductum (60617) Gulielmiceras complanatum, Zugokosmoceras enodatum (60613) Gulielmiceras gulielmii, Zugokosmoceras medea (60556) Gulielmiceras ventricosum, Spinikosmoceras pollux (60618) Kepplerites guielmii (169953) Kosmoceras baylei, Zugokosmoceras jason (60562) Kosmoceras enodatum (60538) Kosmoceras jason (169932) Kosmoceras planicerclus, Kosmoceras nodosum, Zugokosmoceras enodatum, Zugokosmoceras medea, Zugokosmoceras jason (60616) Kosmoceras planicerclus, Zugokosmoceras enodatum, Gowericeras evolutum (60554) Spinikosmoceras castor (60543 60552) Spinikosmoceras castor, Spinikosmoceras pollux, Zugokosmoceras obductum (60564) Zugokosmoceras jason (60542) Zugokosmoceras medea (60540) | |
| Middle Callovian | Germany | Kosmoceras aculeatum (62272) Kosmoceras medea (62267) Kosmoceras pollux, Kosmoceras pollucinum, Kosmoceras crassum, Kosmoceras castor (62270) | |
| Middle Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Kosmoceras jason (92051) | |
| Middle Callovian | Switzerland | Kepplerites enodatum, Zugokosmoceras jason (171554) Spinikosmoceras aculeatum (171733 171756) Zugokosmoceras jason (171757) Zugokosmoceras obductum (171592 171595) | |
| Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian | Switzerland | Zugokosmoceras jason (171568) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Oxfordian | Poland | Kosmoceras duncani (228422) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian | Russian Federation | Kosmoceras transitorius (213016) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian - Kimmeridgian | Russian Federation | Kosmoceras transitorius (213017 213018) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian - Tithonian | Russian Federation | Kosmoceras transitorius (213019) | |
| Early/Lower Oxfordian | Switzerland | Cosmoceras duncani (171751) Cosmoceras spinosum (171566 171602) | |
| Oxfordian | Chile (Antofagasta) | Cosmoceras sp. (172175) | |
| Oxfordian | United Kingdom (England) | Ammonites gemmatus (100669) | |
| Valanginian | Switzerland | Kosmoceras verrucosum (2247) |