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Goniatites

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Goniatitidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites was named by Haan (1825) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Goniatitidae, Goniatitaceae, Goniatitinae.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Goniatitinae by Korn (2006), Korn and Titus (2015); and to Goniatitidae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009), Klug et al. (2016).

Species
Ammonites sphaericus, Glyphioceras angulatum, Glyphioceras calyx, Glyphioceras diadema, Glyphioceras pauperum, G. (Goniatites), G. aequilobatus, G. amarensis, G. americanus, G. angustilobatus, G. antiquatus, G. asturicus, G. baylei, G. beaumontii, G. beyrichianus, G. bidorsatus, G. bisati, G. concentricus (syn. G. intermedius), G. crenifalcatus, G. crenistria, G. deceptus, G. dufrenoii, G. eganensis, G. elegans, G. evelinae, G. falcatus (syn. Glyphioceras subreticulatum), G. fimbriatus, G. fuhrmanni, G. gerberi, G. glaucus, G. granosus (syn. Neoglyphioceras poststriatum, Neoglyphioceras cuboides), G. greencastlensis, G. hudsoni, G. infrafurcatus, G. involutus, G. iris, G. irtyshensis, G. koboldi, G. lazarus, G. lineatus, G. mediterraneus, G. multiliratus, G. myrtilensis, G. orientalis, G. paucilobus, G. radiatus, G. robustus, G. rodioni, G. rosthornii, G. schmidti, G. shimanskyi, G. sowerbyi, G. sphaericostriatus (syn. Glyphioceras quinquagenarium, G. waddingtoni), G. sphaericus (syn. Paraglyphioceras striatosphaericum), G. spirifer (syn. Glyphioceras costulatum), G. stenumbilicatus, G. striatus, G. struppus, G. tenuissimus, G. truncatus, G. umbilicus (syn. Glyphioceras subglobosum), G. warslowensis, G. wedberensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. lepidus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Ammonites sphaericus Martin figs. Tab &, 3-5
1825Goniatites Haan
1884Glyphioceras Hyatt
2002Goniatites Sepkoski
2006Goniatites Korn
2009Goniatites Furnish et al. p. 52
2015Goniatites Korn and Titus p. 90
2016Goniatites Klug et al. p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
familyGoniatitidaeHaan 1825
genusGoniatitesHaan 1825

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.

G. †Goniatites Haan 1825
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†Goniatites aequilobatus Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites amarensis Korn and Ebbighausen 2025
†Goniatites americanus Gordon 1971
†Goniatites angustilobatus Schindewolf 1926
†Goniatites antiquatus Bisat 1934
†Goniatites asturicus Frech 1902
†Goniatites baylei Leymerie 1881
†Goniatites beaumontii Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites beyrichianus Koninck 1843
†Goniatites bidorsatus Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites bisati Moore 1936
†Goniatites concentricus Hodson and Moore 1959
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Invalid names: Goniatites intermedius Kobold 1930 [replaced]
†Goniatites crenifalcatus Bogoslovskaya 1966
†Goniatites crenistria Phillips 1836
†Goniatites deceptus Korn and Titus 2011
†Goniatites dufrenoii Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites eganensis Korn and Titus 2011
†Goniatites elegans Bisat 1928
†Goniatites evelinae Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
†Goniatites falcatus Roemer 1850
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Invalid names: Glyphioceras subreticulatum Frech 1899 [synonym]
†Goniatites fimbriatus Foord and Crick 1897
†Goniatites fuhrmanni Schindewolf 1951
†Goniatites gerberi Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
†Goniatites glaucus Münster 1841
†Goniatites granosus Portlock 1843
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Invalid names: Neoglyphioceras cuboides Bruning 1923 [synonym], Neoglyphioceras poststriatum Bruning 1923 [synonym]
†Goniatites greencastlensis Miller and Gurley 1896
†Goniatites hudsoni Bisat 1934
†Goniatites infrafurcatus Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites involutus de Koninck 1880
†Goniatites iris Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites irtyshensis Librovitch 1940
†Goniatites koboldi Ruprecht 1937
†Goniatites lazarus Korn et al. 2005
†Goniatites lineatus Miller and Gurley 1896
†Goniatites mediterraneus Kullmann 1961
†Goniatites multiliratus Gordon 1962
†Goniatites orientalis Librovitch 1940
†Goniatites paucilobus Phillips 1836
†Goniatites radiatus Hodson and Moore 1959
†Goniatites robustus Moore and Hodson 1958
†Goniatites rodioni Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
†Goniatites rosthornii Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites schmidti Patteisky 1930
†Goniatites shimanskyi Bogoslovskaya 1966
†Goniatites sowerbyi Korn and Titus 2011
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Invalid names: Glyphioceras quinquagenarium Hoeck 1929 [synonym], Goniatites waddingtoni Bisat 1928 [synonym]
†Goniatites sphaericus Sowerby 1814
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Invalid names: Paraglyphioceras striatosphaericum Bruning 1923 [synonym]
†Goniatites spirifer Roemer 1850
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Invalid names: Glyphioceras costulatum Bruning 1923 [synonym]
†Goniatites stenumbilicatus Kullmann 1961
†Goniatites striatus Sowerby 1814
†Goniatites struppus Hodson and Moore 1959
†Goniatites tenuissimus Klipstein 1843
†Goniatites truncatus Phillips 1836
†Goniatites umbilicus Roemer 1855
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Invalid names: Glyphioceras subglobosum Dolle 1912 [synonym]
†Goniatites wedberensis Bisat 1934
Invalid names: Ammonites sphaericus Martin 1809 [nomen nudum], Glyphioceras Hyatt 1884 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height6219.53.2050.820.27.49
shell diameter6240.16.0497.042.114.9
shell inflation624.660.40013.15.202.41

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Julian or 410.62000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (136 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia G. crebriseptus (12148)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Spain (Palencia) G. sp. (39707)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95USA (Alaska) G. sp. (111906)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Maryland) G. sp. (611)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) G. sp. (615)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Czechia G. lateseptatus (77034)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) G. sp. (229423)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) G. sp. (3309)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Alaska) G. sp. (112171)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland G. sp. (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Czechia G. crenistria, G. striatus (38091 38092) G. crenistria, G. striatus, G. elegans, G. sphaericostriatus (38089) G. elegans, G. sphaericostriatus (38090) G. sphaericostriatus (38086 38088)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9Morocco G. stenumbilicatus (76759)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Spain (León) G. granosus, G. falcatus (235671) G. stenumbilicatus (235573)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) G. lepidus (211905) G. lepidus, G. bisati (211909)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Morocco G. amarensis (240407) G. sphaericus (240404 240409 240410) G. spirifer (240405 240411)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Utah) G. americanus (59829 59830)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9USA (Utah) G. americanus (134499 134500 134501 134502 134505 134507 134508 134509 134510 134511 134512 134603 134606 134607 134608 134609 134610 134611 134612 134615 134616 134617) G. deceptus (134503 134504 134601 134602) G. deceptus, G. sowerbyi (134604) G. sp. (134644) G. sp., G. deceptus, G. sowerbyi (134645)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Spain (Balearen) G. striatum (229174)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9USA (Nevada) G. americanus (134647) G. deceptus (134448 134646)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco G. lazarus (177528) G. rodioni (61436 239969)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Bosnia and Herzegovina G. crenistria, G. truncatus, Gastrioceras beyrichi (206737)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) G. antiquatus, G. hudsoni (5995) G. hudsoni (69304) G. sp. (5966 5991) G. sp., G. antiquatus (5992)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Germany (Westfalen) G. granosus (5535)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) G. sp., G. striatus, G. concentricus, G. falcatus, G. spirifer, G. warslowensis (211904)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Oklahoma) G. multiliratus (157697 157698 157699)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Nevada) G. eganensis (134648) G. eganensis, G. sowerbyi (134450 134452)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Morocco G. evelinae, G. stenumbilicatus (157747) G. gerberi (157751) G. gerberi, G. evelinae (61437) G. gerberi, G. evelinae, G. stenumbilicatus (157746) G. gerberi, G. stenumbilicatus (157750)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) G. granosus (92596)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) G. falcatus (73393) G. granosus (5968) G. striatus (5967)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Utah) G. eganensis (134605) G. eganensis, G. sowerbyi (134614)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Texas) G. eganensis (169946 169947 169948) G. multiliratus (169949)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Germany (Westfalen) G. schaelkensis (5536)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Arkansas) G. crenistria (157810 157811 157812) G. granosus (76143 157813 157814 157815 157816 157831 157832 157835 157836 157838 157840 157844 157849 157861 157862 157864 157939 157940 157956 158016 158018 158020 158021 160512 160514) G. multiliratus (157692 157693 157694 157695 157696)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (Alaska) G. sp. (112183)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Kentucky) G. sp. (158165)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) G. sp. (237767 237797)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) G. sp. (108910)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Glyphioceras pauperum (233340)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy G. beaumontii, G. infrafurcatus, G. aequilobatus, G. bidorsatus, G. iris, G. rosthornii, G. dufrenoii, G. tenuissimus (145649) G. glaucus (137429)