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Trigonoceratoidea

Cephalopoda - Nautilida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Trigonocerataceae Hyatt
1964Trigonocerataceae Teichert et al. p. 427
2000Trigonocerataceae Zakharov and Shigeta pp. 231-232
2016Trigonoceratoidea Niko and Mapes p. 73
2022Trigonoceratoidea Korn et al. p. 107
2025Trigonoceratoidea Korn p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTemnocheilinaFlower 1963
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)

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. †Trigonoceratoidea Hyatt 1884
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Fm. †Dasbergoceratidae Korn 2025
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Fm. †Grypoceratidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Grypoceras Hyatt 1883
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Grypoceras aemulans Kummel 1953
Grypoceras bidorsatoides Kummel 1953
Grypoceras brahmanicum Griesbach 1880
Grypoceras griesbachi Diener 1895
Grypoceras guembeli von Mojsisovics 1873
Grypoceras haloricum von Mojsisovics 1873
Grypoceras laubei von Mojsisovics 1873
Grypoceras mesodicum Hauer 1846
Grypoceras milleri Kummel 1953
Grypoceras obtusum von Mojsisovics 1873
Grypoceras palladii Mojsisovics 1886
Grypoceras quadrangulum Beyrich 1866
Grypoceras rhaeticum Engeser and Reitner 1992
Grypoceras whitneyi Gabb 1864
G. †Gryponautilus Mojsisovics 1902
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Gryponautilus cooperi Smith 1927
Gryponautilus galeatus von Mojsisovics 1873
Gryponautilus kegalensis Sobolev 1989
Gryponautilus suessi von Mojsisovics 1873
Gryponautilus truschelevi Sobolev 1998
Subfm. †Gyronautilinae Zakharov and Shigeta 2000
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G. †Gyronautilus Zakharov and Shigeta 2000
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Gyronautilus popovi Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
Gyronautilus praevolutus Kiparisova 1961
G. †Menuthionautilus Collignon 1933
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Menuthionautilus evolutus Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
Menuthionautilus kieslingeri Collignon 1933
Menuthionautilus korzchi Kiparisova 1960
G. †Xiaohenautilus Xu 1988
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Xiaohenautilus abrekensis Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
Xiaohenautilus chatelaini Jenks et al. 2025
Xiaohenautilus mulleni Jenks et al. 2021
Fm. †Temnocheilidae Mojsisovics 1902
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G. †Alexoceras Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
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Alexoceras mazaevi Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
G. †Endolobus Meek and Worthen 1865
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Subg. †Endolobus (Solenocheilus) Meek and Worthen 1870
Endolobus clorensis Collinson 1955
Endolobus litvinovichae Shimanskiy 1967
Endolobus obsoletus Zhao 1954
Endolobus renfroae Miller and Youngquist 1949
Endolobus rota Korn and Klug 2023
Endolobus spectabilis Meek and Worthen 1860
G. †Knightoceras Miller and Owen 1934
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Knightoceras kempae Miller and Youngquist 1949
Knightoceras lena Shimanskiy 1967
Knightoceras louphaphontaensis Ramsbottom and Moore 1961
Knightoceras oxylobatum Miller and Downs 1948
Knightoceras subcariniferum Tzwetaev 1888
G. †Kummeloceras Shimanskiy 1967
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Kummeloceras sibiricum Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Latitemnocheilus Sturgeon et al. 1982
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Nikenautilus beleuthensis Shimansky 1957
Nikenautilus vultur Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Paravalhallites Shimanskiy 1990
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Paravalhallites ganelini Shimanskiy 1990
G. †Temnocheiloides Shimanskiy 1967
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Temnocheiloides acanthicus Tzwetaev 1888
Temnocheiloides shartymense Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Temnocheilus M'Coy 1844
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Temnocheilus aubrechtovae Korn and Klug 2023
Temnocheilus coronatiformae Shimanskiy 1967
Temnocheilus crassus Hyatt 1891
Temnocheilus grewingki Tschernyschew 1899
Temnocheilus harneri Miller and Owen 1934
Temnocheilus imazighenorum Korn and Klug 2023
Temnocheilus morloti von Mojsisovics 1882
Temnocheilus neumayri von Mojsisovics 1882
Temnocheilus winslowi Meek and Worthen 1870
G. †Tylodiscoceras Miller and Collinson 1950
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Valhallites boreus Shimanskiy 1967
Valhallites kashirtzevi Shimanskiy 1967
Valhallites ornatus Girty 1911
Valhallites sakhaensis Shimanskiy 1967
Valhallites taymiricus Shimanskiy 1967
Valhallites tuberculatus Niko and Mapes 2016
Valhallites westforkensis Niko and Mapes 2016
Fm. †Thrincoceratidae Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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G. †Diodoceras Hyatt 1900
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Diodoceras avonensis Dawson 1868
G. †Lispoceras Hyatt 1893
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Lispoceras orbis Korn et al. 2022
Lispoceras proconsul Shimanskiy 1967
Lispoceras rotundum Hyatt 1893
Lispoceras trivolve Hyatt 1893
G. †Neothrincoceras Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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Neothrincoceras soshkinae Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Neothrincoceras uralicum Fredericks 1915
G. †Thrincoceras Hyatt 1893
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Thrincoceras depressum Hyatt 1893
Thrincoceras devolvere Korn et al. 2022
Thrincoceras hyatti Foord 1900
Thrincoceras subquadratum Shimanskiy 1990
Fm. †Trigonoceratidae Hyatt 1884
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Subfm. †Chouteauoceratinae Korn 2025
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G. †Chouteauoceras Miller and Garner 1953
G. †Parachouteauoceras Niko and Ozawa 1997
G. †Ungeroceras Sturgeon and Miller 1948
G. †Coelonautilus Foord 1891
Subfm. †Trigonoceratinae Hyatt 1884
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G. †Apogonoceras Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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Apogonoceras remotum Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
G. †Discitoceras Hyatt 1894
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Invalid names: Discites M'Coy 1844 [replaced]
G. †Rineceras Hyatt 1893
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Rineceras alapaevskense Kruglov 1934
Rineceras balladoolense Turner 1954
Rineceras canaliculatum Eichwald 1857
Rineceras carinatiforme Shimanskiy 1967
Rineceras carinatum Eichwald 1857
Rineceras digonum Meek and Worthen 1860
Rineceras luidii Fleming 1828
Rineceras meekianum Winchell 1862
Rineceras meyerianum de Koninck 1844
Rineceras multituberculatum Korn et al. 2022
Rineceras ohioense Miller and Garner 1953
Rineceras patteiskyi Schmidt 1951
Rineceras propinquum de Koninck 1880
Rineceras rectangulatum Korn et al. 2022
Rineceras rhenanum Holzapfel 1889
Rineceras strigatum Winchell 1862
Invalid names: Pararineceras Turner 1954 [synonym]
G. †Stroborineceras Korn and Bockwinkel 2022
G. †Triboloceras Hyatt 1884
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Triboloceras kazakhstanense Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Trigonoceras M'Coy 1844
Subfm. †Vestinautilinae Korn 2025
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G. †Edaphoceras Hyatt 1884
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Edaphoceras hesperis Eichwald 1860
G. †Subvestinautilus Turner 1954
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Subvestinautilus maritimus Shimanskiy 1967
Subvestinautilus rector Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Vestinautilus Ryckholt 1852
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Vestinautilus altidorsalis Winchell 1862
Vestinautilus biangulatus Sowerby 1825
Vestinautilus cariniferus Sowerby 1825
Vestinautilus concinnus Korn et al. 2022
Vestinautilus formosus Foord 1890
Vestinautilus kesslerae Korn and Klug 2023
Vestinautilus koninckii d'Orbigny 1850
Vestinautilus padus Korn et al. 2022
Vestinautilus pinguis de Koninck 1844
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Rhaetian or 353.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (209 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Arkansas) Triboloceras sp. (157675)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) Rineceras digonum (69302)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Russian Federation Edaphoceras hesperis (166348) Rineceras carinatum (166471 166472)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Russian Federation Nautilus hesperis (166347)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland Discitoceras leveillianum, Thrincoceras hyatti (76515) Discitoceras leveillianum, Vestinautilus sp., Vestinautilus cariniferus, Vestinautilus paucicarinatus (76501)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland Discitoceras leveillianum, Vestinautilus paucicarinatus (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Algeria Lispoceras orbis, Thrincoceras devolvere, Rineceras multituberculatum, Rineceras rectangulatum, Vestinautilus padus, Vestinautilus concinnus (224275)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Czechia Thrincoceras hibernicum (38091)
Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Kazakhstan Rineceras carinatiforme (166474)
Holkerian - Brigantian346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Knightoceras sp., Vestinautilus sp. (5606)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand Grypoceras mesodicum (201932)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (South Tyrol) Nautilus guembeli (205157)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Nautilus suessi, Grypoceras galeatum (159552)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Grypoceras cooperi (142611)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Indonesia Grypoceras suessiiformis (205162)
Norian227.3 - 205.7India Nautilus mesodicus (85471)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria Nautilus mesodicus (159515)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Romania Grypoceras sp. (170272)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Nautilus haloricus, Nautilus obtusus, Nautilus mesodicus (159543) Nautilus obtusus (159544)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria Grypoceras rhaeticum (171991)