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Archoceratinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Gephuroceratidae

Taxonomy
Archoceratidae was named by Aboussalam and Becker (2001). Its type is Archoceras.

It was reranked as the subfamily Archoceratinae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006).

It was assigned to Gephuroceratidae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006).

Subtaxa
Archoceras (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Archoceratinae Korn and Klug p. 114
2006Archoceratinae Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyGephurocerataceaeFrech 1897
familyGephuroceratidaeFrech 1897
subfamilyArchoceratinae(Aboussalam and Becker 2001)
subfamilyArchoceratinae(Aboussalam and Becker 2001)

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.

Subfm. †Archoceratinae Aboussalam and Becker 2001
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G. †Archoceras Schindewolf 1937
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Archoceras angulatum Donovan 1943
Archoceras paeckelmanni Schindewolf 1938
Archoceras schlosseri Gallwitz 1938
Archoceras ussheri House 1963
Archoceras varicosum Drevermann 1901
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Invalid names: Gephyroceras bickense Wedekind 1913 [synonym]
Archoceras wabashense Kindle 1901
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: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 375.20000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Archoceras sp. (640)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15France (Alsace) Archoceras sp., Archoceras varicosum, Archoceras angulatum (38675)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Archoceras sp. (220479) Archoceras sp., Archoceras varicosum (220480 220483) Archoceras varicosum (220476 220481)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15USA (New York) Archoceras sp. (136748)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Germany Euomphalus varicosus (235211)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland Archoceras varicosum (135696) Manticoceras bickense (170864)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15United Kingdom (England) Archoceras varicosum, Archoceras ussheri, Archoceras angulatum (135957)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany Archoceras paeckelmanni (187047 187048)