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Spiroceratoidea

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida

Taxonomy
Spirocerataceae was named by Hyatt (1900). Its type is Spiroceras.

It was corrected as Spiroceratoidea by Majidifard (2015).

It was assigned to Ammonitina by Majidifard (2015).

Subtaxa
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2016-01-09; modified by M. Clapham on 2016-01-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Spiroceratoidea Majidifard p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilySpiroceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
superfamilySpiroceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)

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.

Superfm. †Spiroceratoidea Hyatt 1900
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G. †Apsorroceras Hyatt 1900
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Apsorroceras baculatus Quenstedt 1858
G. †Kumetaceras Galácz 2019
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Kumetaceras enigmaticum Galácz 2019
G. †Sikeliceras Galácz 2019
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Sikeliceras costatum Galácz 2019
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Spiroceras althoffi Potonie 1929
Spiroceras annulatum d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Toxoceras obliquus Baugier and Sauze 1843 [synonym]
Spiroceras bifurcatum Quenstedt 1856
Spiroceras bispinatum Baugier and Sauze 1843
Spiroceras cylindricum Baugier and Sauze 1843
Spiroceras fourneti Romand and Petouraud 1927
Spiroceras garani Baugier and Sauze 1843
Spiroceras levigatum d'Orbigny 1850
Spiroceras obliquecostatum Quenstedt 1887
Spiroceras orbignyi Baugier and Sauze 1843
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Invalid names: Ancyloceras obliquus d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Toxoceras aequalicostatus Baugier and Sauze 1843 [synonym], Toxoceras baugieri d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Spiroceras rarispina Baugier and Sauze 1843
Spiroceras sauzeanum d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Ancyloceras nodosus d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Invalid names: Helicoceras teilleuxi Baugier and Sauze 1843 [nomen dubium], Patoceras Meek 1876 [synonym], Plagiamites Buckman 1925 [synonym], Rhabdodites Buckman 1923 [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 Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Bathonian or 168.60000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Spiroceras sp. (229003 229004)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Wyoming) Spiroceras orbignyi (167090)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2USA (Wyoming ) Spiroceras orbignyi (167080)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Saudi Arabia Spiroceras annulatum (45301)
Garantiana170.9 - 168.2Iran Spiroceras orbignyi, Spiroceras annulatum (175752)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2Germany Spiroceras annulatum (178232)
Subfurcatum170.9 - 168.2Russian Federation Spiroceras althoffi (187900) Spiroceras annulatum (187899)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Germany Spiroceras annulatum (62203)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2France Spiroceras annulatum (240562)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Russian Federation Spiroceras annulatum, Spiroceras bispinatum, Spiroceras fourneti (185036) Spiroceras obliquecostatum (185035)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Kenya Spiroceras annulatum (191124)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Spain Spiroceras sp., Spiroceras annulatum (71712)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Ukraine (Transcarpathian) Spiroceras sp. (197187)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia Spiroceras annulatum (48137)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Normandy) Spiroceras bispinatum (38738)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Italy Kumetaceras enigmaticum, Sikeliceras costatum (193325)