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Cenoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cenoceratidae Tinant and Kabamba
2004Cenoceratidae Branger p. 142
2016Cenoceratidae Baudouin et al. p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyCenoceratidaeTinant and Kabamba 1983
familyCenoceratidaeTinant and Kabamba 1983

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. †Cenoceratidae Tinant and Kabamba 1983
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G. †Cenoceras Hyatt 1884
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Subg. †Cenoceras (Cenoceras) Hyatt 1884
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Cenoceras adneticus Pia 1914
Cenoceras affinis Chapuis and Dewalque 1853
Cenoceras altisiphites Prinz 1906
Cenoceras amorettii Parona 1897
Cenoceras annulare Phillips 1829
Cenoceras arare Dumortier 1869
Cenoceras aratus Quenstedt 1846
Cenoceras astacoides Young and Bird 1832
Cenoceras austriacus Hauer 1856
Cenoceras baberi Morris and Lycett 1850
Cenoceras baconicus Vadasz 1910
Cenoceras belmontense Rulleau 2008
Cenoceras boreale Dagys and Sobolev 1988
Cenoceras bradfordense Crick 1898
Cenoceras brancoi Gemmellaro 1884
Cenoceras breislacki Parona 1897
Cenoceras chilensis Huppe 1854
Cenoceras ciryi Rulleau 2008
Cenoceras clausum d'Orbigny 1843
Cenoceras demonensis Gemmellaro 1911
Cenoceras distefanoi Gemmellaro 1911
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Invalid names: Nautilus affinis Gemmellaro 1884 [replaced]
Cenoceras domeykus d'Orbigny 1842
Cenoceras egregius Pia 1914
Cenoceras excavatus Sowerby 1826
Cenoceras exterebratus Crick 1898
Cenoceras fischeranus Foord and Crick 1890
Cenoceras foordi Tinant 1984
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Invalid names: Cenoceras moutierense Tinant 1994 [synonym]
Cenoceras geyeri Prinz 1906
Cenoceras heterogeneum Simpson 1855
Cenoceras imlayi Kummel 1954
Cenoceras impendens Crick 1898
Cenoceras intermedium Sowerby 1816
Cenoceras jourdani Dumortier 1874
Cenoceras julianus Fucini 1895
Cenoceras lineatum Sowerby 1813
Cenoceras lineolatum Foord and Crick 1890
Cenoceras lupheri Kummel 1954
Cenoceras majesticum Rulleau 2008
Cenoceras malherbii Terquem 1855
Cenoceras mariani Gemmellaro 1911
Cenoceras marii Gemmellaro 1886
Cenoceras mazardrikense Sarker 1964
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Invalid names: Procymatoceras pictonicum Tinant 1969 [synonym]
Cenoceras mazzarensis Tagliarini 1901
Cenoceras meyrati Ooster 1858
Cenoceras multiseptatum Foord and Crick 1890
Cenoceras obesum Sowerby 1816
Cenoceras obstructum Eudes-Deslongchamps 1878
Cenoceras ornatum Foord and Crick 1890
Cenoceras paretoi Gemmellaro 1911
Cenoceras perornatus Crick 1894
Cenoceras pertextum Dumortier 1867
Cenoceras pisanus Fucini 1895
Cenoceras polonicum Jain et al. 2024
Cenoceras rotundum Hyatt 1894
Cenoceras rugosus Buvignier 1852
Cenoceras rumelangense Weis and Schweigert 2023
Cenoceras schmidti Giebel 1852
Cenoceras semiornatus Crick 1898
Cenoceras semistriatum d'Orbigny 1843
Cenoceras semseyi Prinz 1904
Cenoceras simillimum Foord and Crick 1890
Cenoceras smithi Foord and Crick 1890
Cenoceras spreaficoi Parona 1897
Cenoceras stoppanii Parona 1897
Cenoceras striatum Sowerby 1817
Cenoceras sturi Hauer 1856
Cenoceras thiollieri Tinant 1998
Cenoceras thyrrenus Tagliarini 1901
Cenoceras toarcense d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Nautilus latidorsatus d'Orbigny 1843 [replaced]
Cenoceras trechmanni Kummel 1953
Cenoceras tricarinatus Vadasz 1910
Cenoceras truncatus Sowerby 1816
Cenoceras zignoi Gemmellaro 1886
G. †Digonioceras Hyatt 1894
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Digonioceras dispansum Morris and Lycett 1850
Digonioceras enayi Tinant 1987
Digonioceras praecox Rulleau 2008
Digonioceras robustum Foord and Crick 1890
Digonioceras terebratum Dumortier 1874
Digonioceras tinanti Rulleau 2008
G. †Heminautilus Spath 1927
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Heminautilus boselliorum Delanoy et al. 2012
Heminautilus japonicus Baudouin et al. 2016
Heminautilus lallierianus d'Orbigny 1841
Heminautilus rangei Hoppe 1922
Heminautilus saxbii Morris 1848
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Invalid names: Heminautilus tejeriensis Martínez and Grauges 2006 [synonym], Nautilus verneuilli Vilanova y Piera 1870 [synonym]
Heminautilus stantoni Scott 1940
Heminautilus tyosiensis Yabe and Osaki 1963
Invalid names: Platynautilus Yabe and Ozaki 1953 [synonym], Vorticoceras Scott 1940 [synonym]
G. †Josanautilus Martínez and Grauges 2006
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Josanautilus lacerdae Vilanova y Piera 1870
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Ophionautilus burtonensis Foord and Crick 1890
Ophionautilus catonis Gemmellaro 1886
Ophionautilus schwalmi Prinz 1906
Ophionautilus zitteli Gemmellaro 1886
G. †Pictonautilus Branger 2004
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Pictonautilus clavifer Tinant 1994
Pictonautilus verciacensis Lissajous 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 237.00000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (256 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Otapirian241.464 - 201.4New Zealand Cenoceras trechmanni (135295)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Russian Federation Cenoceras boreale (166572 166681 166691 166702)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand Cenoceras trechmanni (137489)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation Cenoceras boreale (124565)
Otamitan221.0 - 217.0New Zealand Cenoceras trechmanni (137841)
Otapirian205.7 - 201.4New Caledonia Cenoceras sp. (178162)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg Cenoceras sp. (149756)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5France (Lorraine) Nautilus striatus, Nautilus malherbii, Nautilus schlumbergeri (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Nautilus striatus (29230)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5New Zealand Cenoceras sp. I (137843) Cenoceras sp. II (137842)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Colombia (Boyacá) Heminautilus etheringtoni (181257)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Venezuela Heminautilus saxbii, Heminautilus etheringtoni (87913)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain (Teruel) Heminautilus lallierianus (180760) Heminautilus lallierianus, Heminautilus saxbii (181273) Heminautilus saxbii (171201 171202 171203 171204) Heminautilus saxbii, Josanautilus lacerdae, Heminautilus tejeriensis (171199 171200) Heminautilus tejeriensis (171205 171206) Nautilus lacerdae, Nautilus verneuilli (171198)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom Nautilus saxbii (167481)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Heminautilus lallierianus (180754 180756 180759 181271 181274) Heminautilus lallierianus, Josanautilus lacerdae (180755 180758) Heminautilus sanctaecrucis (180743) Heminautilus saxbii (180744) Josanautilus lacerdae (181263 181264) Nautilus lallierianus (180753)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Spain Heminautilus lallierianus (180762 180763) Heminautilus saxbii (180747 180748 180749 180750 180751 180752) Josanautilus lacerdae (181265)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Mexico (Durango) Heminautilus lallierianus (180767)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57USA (Arkansas) Vorticoceras stantoni (181258)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Egypt Nautilus lallieri (171270)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Colombia (Tolima) Heminautilus etheringtoni (64088 64333)