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Ataxioceratinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ataxioceratinae was named by Buckman (1921). Its type is Ataxioceras.

It was assigned to Perisphinctidae by Imlay and Jones (1970); and to Ataxioceratidae by Parent (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Ataxioceratinae Buckman
1970Ataxioceratinae Imlay and Jones p. B3
2006Ataxioceratinae Parent p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAtaxioceratidaeBuckman 1921
subfamilyAtaxioceratinaeBuckman 1921
subfamilyAtaxioceratinaeBuckman 1921

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. †Ataxioceratinae Buckman 1921
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Subg. †Ataxioceras (Ataxioceras) Fontannes 1879
G. †Lithacosphinctes Oloriz 1978
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†Lithacosphinctes achilles d'Orbigny 1850
†Lithacosphinctes janus Choffat 1893
G. †Orthosphinctes Schindewolf 1925
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†Orthosphinctes ariniensis Melendez 1989
†Orthosphinctes polygyratus Reinecke 1818
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Invalid names: Ammonites tiziani Oppel 1863 [synonym], Lithacoceras (Progeronia) pseudopolyplocoides Geyer 1961 [synonym], Nautilus colubrinus Reinecke 1818 [synonym], Perisphinctes postcolubrinus Wegele 1929 [synonym], Perisphinctes pseudobreviceps Wegele 1929 [synonym], Perisphinctes uresheimensis Wegele 1929 [synonym]
Invalid names: Biplices [synonym]
G. †Schneidia Atrops 1982
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Invalid names: Ammonites guntheri Oppel 1863 [replaced]
†Schneidia lopeztichai Cantu-Chapa 1991
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 Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 157.90000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Iran Passendorferia ariniensis, Orthosphinctes ariniensis (132057)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Iran Orthosphinctes sp. (68074)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Hungary Orthosphinctes sp. (160403)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar Orthosphinctes beraketensis (98191 98213)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Russian Federation Orthosphinctes sp. (213006)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1France Orthosphinctes desmoides debelmasi, Orthosphinctes thieuloyi, Orthosphinctes schaireri, Ataxioceras striatellum, Ataxioceras guilherandense, Ataxioceras elmii, Ataxioceras fontannesi, Ataxioceras collignoni (12301) Orthosphinctes polygyratus (12347)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany Orthosphinctes spp., Orthosphinctes spp. (167935)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Orthosphinctes beraketensis (234238) Orthosphinctes wagurensis (234263)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Argentina Lithacosphinctes janus (68162)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Orthosphinctes alternans, Orthosphinctes sp., Orthosphinctes tiziani (12307) Orthosphinctes colubrinus (12308) Orthosphinctes kirkdalensis, Orthosphinctes alternans, Orthosphinctes sp., Orthosphinctes tiziani, Orthosphinctes colubrinus, Orthosphinctes polygyratus (12305) Orthosphinctes kirkdalensis, Orthosphinctes alternans, Orthosphinctes tiziani, Orthosphinctes colubrinus, Orthosphinctes torresensis, Orthosphinctes mogosensis, Orthosphinctes fontannesi, Orthosphinctes polygyratus (12304) Orthosphinctes polygyratus, Orthosphinctes freybergi (12289) Orthosphinctes tiziani (12306)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania Ataxioceras sp. (35192)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Italy (Trapani) Orthosphinctes tiziani, Orthosphinctes mogosensis (36966)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Spain Orthosphinctes alternans (142598 142599 142600 142601) Orthosphinctes ariniensis (142591) Orthosphinctes gidoni (142606 142607) Orthosphinctes kirkalalensis (142596) Orthosphinctes tiziani (142602 142604)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Hungary Orthosphinctes tiziani (224887)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Iran Orthosphinctes sp. A (132152 132153) Orthosphinctes sp. B (132061 132149) Orthosphinctes sp. B, Lithacosphinctes sp. A (132150) Passendorferia ariniensis, Orthosphinctes ariniensis (132059)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Spain Orthosphinctes sp. (68307)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian154.8 - 154.8Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Orthosphinctes polygratus (2585) Orthosphinctes polygyratus (2575 2611)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany (Bavaria) Orthosphinctes tizianifomis, Lithacosphinctes evolutus, Lithacosphinctes pseudoachilles, Orthosphinctes wemodingensis, Orthosphinctes freybergi, Orthosphinctes polygyratus (212931) Orthosphinctes tizianifomis, Lithacosphinctes evolutus, Orthosphinctes freybergi, Orthosphinctes polygyratus (212932)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Mexico (Oaxaca) Ataxioceras lopeztichae (180139)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Ataxioceras guilherandense (198343 198355) Ataxioceras sp. (35200) Lithacosphinctes evolutus (198352) Lithacosphinctes pseudolictor (198363) Orthosphinctes desmoides (198353) Orthosphinctes inconditus, Orthosphinctes titziani (198350) Orthosphinctes titziani (198344) Orthosphinctes titziani, Orthosphinctes proinconditus, Orthosphinctes desmoides, Orthosphinctes polygyratus (198349)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Madagascar Orthosphinctes ciryi (234273)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21France Orthoshinctes evolutus, Orthoshinctes polygyratus, Orthosphinctes freybergi (12290) Orthosphinctes enayi, Orthosphinctes desmoides desmoides, Orthosphinctes desmoides quenstedti, Orthosphinctes desmoides debelmasi, Orthosphinctes thieuloyi, Orthosphinctes proinconditus, Orthosphinctes schaireri, Orthosphinctes pseudoachilles, Orthosphinctes blondeti, Orthosphinctes stromeri, Ataxioceras praehomalinum (12300)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21India (Gujarat) Ataxioceras sp. (46495) Orthosphinctes sp., Lithacosphinctes sp. (46554)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Switzerland (Jura) Lithacosphinctes janus (185665)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Mexico ( San Luis Potosí ) Orthosphinctes colubrinus (192462) Orthosphinctes sp. (192459 192460 192483)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Argentina (Neuquen) Lithacosphinctes janus (135771 136308) Orthosphinctes sp. (136316)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Italy (Trapani) Orthosphinctes beticus (36968)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Ataxioceras collignoni (234335) Ataxioceras lussasense (234336)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Italy Orthosphinctes beticus (45888)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Algeria Orthosphinctes polygyratus (45062 45064 45066 45071 45073)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Madagascar Orthosphinctes africanus (234276)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France Ataxioceras lautum (12328) Ataxioceras oppeli oppeli, Ataxioceras hypselocyclum hypselocyclum, Orthosphinctes inconditus, Ataxioceras hypselocyclum hypselocyclum, Ataxioceras hippolytense, Ataxioceras lothari lothari, Ataxioceras lothari huguenini (12349) Orthosphinctes enayi, Orthosphinctes desmoides quenstedti, Orthosphinctes desmoides desmoides, Orthosphinctes desmoides debelmasi, Orthosphinctes proinconditus, Orthosphinctes schaireri, Orthosphinctes pseudoachilles, Orthosphinctes blondeti, Ataxioceras guilherandense (12362) Orthosphinctes evolutus, Orthosphinctes polygyratus (12348) Orthosphinctes inconditus, Ataxioceras discoidale, Ataxioceras hypselocyclum hypselocyclum, Ataxioceras hippolytense, Ataxioceras evolutum, Ataxioceras lothari lothari, Ataxioceras lothari huguenini (12341) Orthosphinctes inconditus, Ataxioceras lussasense, Ataxioceras hippolytense, Ataxioceras evolutum, Ataxioceras pseudoeffrenatum (12340) Orthosphinctes inconditus, Orthosphinctes tintanti, Orthosphinctes perayensis, Orthosphinctes davidi, Ataxioceras cardoti, Ataxioceras discoidale, Ataxioceras hypselocyclum hypselocyclum, Ataxioceras hypselocyclum semistriatum, Ataxioceras lussasense, Ataxioceras hippolytense, Ataxioceras lothari lothari, Ataxioceras lothari huguenini, Ataxioceras evolutum, Ataxioceras oppeli oppeli, Ataxioceras oppeli parvum (12363) Orthosphinctes perayensis, Orthosphinctes inconditus, Ataxioceras discoidale, Ataxioceras hypselocyclum, Ataxioceras evolutum, Ataxioceras hippolytense, Ataxioceras effrenatum, Ataxioceras planulatum, Ataxioceras oppeli, Ataxioceras lothari (12342)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Russian Federation Orthosphinctes sp. (190540)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany Virgataxioceras supinum (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) Virgataxioceras dividuum (58783)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation Virgataxioceras fallax (58854 58855) Virgataxioceras sp. (58853)