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Olcostephanidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Olcostephanidae Haug
1952Olcostephanidae Wright
1979Olcostephanidae Kemper and Jeletzky p. 1
1996Olcostephanidae Reboulet p. 148
1999Olcostephanidae Aguirre-Urreta and Alvarez p. 18
1999Olcostephanidae Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson p. 348
2000Olcostephanidae Arkadiev et al. p. 100
2001Olcostephanidae Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson p. 768
2001Garcites Cantú-Chapa
2002Olcostephanidae Vasicek p. 189
2004Olcostephanidae Lukeneder p. 50
2005Olcostephanidae Klein p. 41
2015Olcostephanidae Mourgues et al. p. 216
2015Olcostephanidae Zell et al. p. 36
2016Olcostephanidae Frau et al. p. 195
2017Olcostephanidae González-Arreola et al. p. 471
2017Olcostephanidae Pandey and Pathak p. 245
2023Olcostephanidae Vašíček et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
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classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderOlcostephaninaHaug 1910
superfamilyOlcostephanoidea(Haug 1910)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910

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. †Olcostephanidae Haug 1910
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G. †Mexicanoceras Imlay 1938
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Subfm. †Olcostephaninae Haug 1910
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†Baronnites hirsutus Fallot and Termier 1923
G. †Ceratotuberculus Imlay 1938
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G. †Olcostephanus Neumayr 1875
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Subg. †Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) Thieuloy 1965
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†Olcostephanus (Jeannoticeras) agrioensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 2001
Subg. †Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) Neumayr 1875
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Invalid names: Holcostephanus leanzai Giovine 1950 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Astieria detonii Rodighiero 1919 [synonym], Olcostephanus wynnei Spath 1939 [synonym]
†Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) nicklesi Wiedmann and Dieni 1968
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Invalid names: Olcostephanus (Lemurostephanus) sanctifirminensis Thieuloy 1977 [synonym], Olcostephanus (Olcostephanus) thieuloyi Autran 1993 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Olcostephanus victoris Spath 1939 [synonym]
Subg. †Olcostephanus (Viluceras) Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 1999
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†Olcostephanus (Viluceras) duraznoensis Aguirre-Urreta and Rawson 1999
†Olcostephanus astierianus d'Orbigny 1840
†Olcostephanus atherstoni Sharpe 1856
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Invalid names: Ammonites bainii Sharpe 1856 [synonym], Ammonites schenki Oppel 1863 [synonym], Astieria actinota Baumberger 1908 [synonym], Astieria astieriformis Böse 1923 [synonym], Astieria catulloi Rodighiero 1919 [synonym], Astieria curacoensis Weaver 1931 [synonym], Astieria imbricata Baumberger 1908 [synonym], Astieria leptoplana Baumberger 1908 [synonym], Astieria sudandina Windhausen 1931 [synonym], Astieria symonensis Böse 1923 [synonym], Holcostephanus (Astieria) guebhardi Killian 1902 [synonym], Holcostephanus auritus Leanza 1944 [synonym], Holcostephanus midas Leanza 1944 [synonym], Holcostephanus modderensis Kitchin 1908 [synonym], Holcostephanus rogersi Kitchin 1908 [synonym], Holcostephanus wilmanae Kitchin 1908 [synonym], Olcostephanus coahuilensis Imlay 1938 [synonym], Olcostephanus quadriradiatus Imlay 1938 [synonym], Rogersites bakeri Imlay 1937 [synonym], Rogersites curvicostata Besairie 1936 [synonym], Rogersites douvillei Besairie 1932 [synonym], Rogersites filifer Imlay 1937 [synonym], Rogersites otoitoides Spath 1930 [synonym], Rogersites prorsiradiatus Imlay 1937 [synonym], Rogersites sphaeroidalis Spath 1930 [synonym], Rogersites tenuicostatus Imlay 1937 [synonym], Taraisites neoleonense Cantu-Chapa 1966 [synonym]
†Olcostephanus detonii Rodighiero 1919
†Olcostephanus pecki Imlay 1960
†Olcostephanus popenoei Imlay 1960
Invalid names: Astieria Pavlow 1892 [objective synonym], Holcostephanus Sayn 1889 [synonym], Lemurostephanus Thieuloy 1977 [synonym], Maderia Imlay 1938 [synonym], Rogersites Spath 1924 [synonym], Satoites Cantú-Chapa 1966 [synonym], Subastieria Spath 1923 [synonym], Taraisites Cantú-Chapa 1966 [synonym]
G. †Santafecites Etayo-Serna 1985
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†Santafecites santafecinus d'Orbigny 1842
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†Saynoceras fuhri Bulot et al. 1990
†Saynoceras verrucosum d'Orbigny 1841
G. †Valanginites Sayn 1910
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†Valanginites broggii Lisson 1937
†Valanginites nucleus Roemer 1841
Invalid names: Dobrodgeiceras Nikolov 1963 [synonym]
Invalid names: Capeloitinae Cantú-Chapa 2009 [synonym], Garcitinae Cantú-Chapa 2012 [synonym], Provalanginitinae Fatml 1972 [synonym], Saynoceratinae Cantú-Chapa 2012 [synonym], Taraisitinae Cantú-Chapa 1966 [synonym]
Subfm. †Spiticeratinae Spath 1924
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G. †Cantianiceras Faraoni et al. 1997
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†Cantianiceras cantianense Faraoni et al. 1997
†Cantianiceras diense Sayn 1889
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†Groebericeras baileyi Imlay and Jones 1970
†Groebericeras bifrons Leanza 1945
†Groebericeras rocardi Pomel 1889
G. †Kilianiceras Djanelidze 1922
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†Kilianiceras ambiguum Djanélidzé 1922
G. †Negreliceras Djanelidze 1922
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†Negreliceras mirum Retowski 1893
†Negreliceras proteum Retowski 1893
†Spiticeras (Negreliceras) stonyense Imlay and Jones 1970
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†Proniceras jimulcense Imlay 1939
†Proniceras maupinense Imlay and Jones 1970
†Proniceras pronum Oppel 1868
†Proniceras scorpionum Imlay 1939
†Proniceras subpronum Burckhardt 1919
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†Spiticeras bilobatum Uhlig 1903
†Spiticeras blancheti Djanelidze 1922
†Spiticeras correardi Djanélidzé 1922
†Spiticeras multiforme Djanelidze 1922
†Spiticeras obliquenodosum Retowski 1893
†Spiticeras orientale Kilian 1910
†Spiticeras pseudogroteanum Djanélidzé 1922
†Spiticeras serpentinum Burckhardt 1912
†Spiticeras tripartitum Hupé 1854
†Spiticeras tripartitum lovaldensis Biro-Bagoczky 1980
Invalid names: Bihenduloceras [synonym], Somaliceras [synonym]
G. †Umiaites Spath 1931
Invalid names: Garcites Cantú-Chapa 2001 [nomen dubium]
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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Barremian or 154.80000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (691 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Argentina (Mendoza) Spiticeras damesi (137145) Spiticeras hauthali, Astieria subandina, Spiticeras damesi (137144)
Oxfordian - Berriasian161.5 - 137.05Spain Spiticeras celsum, Spiticeras groteanum, Negreliceras sp. (73297)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Chile (Antofagasta) Spiticeras sp. (172176)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06India Spiticeras guttatus, Spiticeras subspitiensis, Spiticeras spitiensis (65890) Spiticeras indicus (65880) Spiticeras indicus, Spiticeras eximus, Spiticeras spitiensis (65881)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Hungary Lytoceras liebigi (23872)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Yemen (Wasi Hajar) Spiticeras sp. (2582)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1USA (California) Groebericeras baileyi (225862) Spiticeras n. sp. undet. (224832) Spiticeras obliquenodosum (224818)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1India Spiticeras bulliformis (83609)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1India (Gujarat) Umiaites sp. (64623)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Cuba Proniceras subpronum (57715)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France (Provence) Dobrodgeiceras sp., Olcostephanus hispanicus, Olcostephanus variegatus, Olcostephanus sayni (56774) Olcostephanus astierianus, Olcostephanus sayni, Olcostephanus jeannoti (56063) Olcostephanus filosus, Olcostephanus astierianus, Olcostephanus jeannoti (56776) Olcostephanus psilostomus, Olcostephanus filosus, Subastieria sulcosa (56775) Olcostephanus sp. (56055)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Colombia Olcostephanus astierianus (97672) Olcostephanus boussingaultii (72030)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Czechia Rogersites atherstoni (66159)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Poland Olcostephanus sp. (65214)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Valanginites sp., Rogersites filifer (2135)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine (Crimea) Spiticeras rotula (124748 124869)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Hungary Olcostephanus jeannoti (86362)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.6 - 121.4Colombia Olcostephanus laticostata (83874) Subastieria sulcosae (83877)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Egypt Lytoceras liebigi (171271)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Trinidad and Tobago Saynoceras sp. (68921)