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Phacoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Phacoceratidae

Taxonomy
Phacoceratidae was named by Shimansky (1962). Its type is Phacoceras.

It was assigned to Subclymenioidea by Korn (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Phacoceratidae Shimansky
2025Phacoceratidae Korn p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderDomatoceratina
superfamilySubclymenioideaShimansky 1962
familyPhacoceratidaeShimansky 1962
familyPhacoceratidaeShimansky 1962

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. †Phacoceratidae Shimansky 1962
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G. †Askeatonoceras Turner 1966
G. †Diorugoceras Hyatt 1893
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†Diorugoceras egregium Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Epiphacoceras Turner 1966
G. †Leuroceras Hyatt 1893
G. †Phacoceras Hyatt 1884
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†Phacoceras electum Shimanskiy 1967
†Phacoceras oxystomum Phillips 1836
†Phacoceras semirutum Shimanskiy 1967
G. †Pseudostenopoceras Shimanskiy 1967
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†Pseudostenopoceras lenticulare Shimanskiy 1967
†Pseudostenopoceras solare Shimanskiy 1967
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 Asbian to the top of the Myachkovian or 339.90000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco Phacoceras oxystomum (224276)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland Phacoceras oxystomum (224457 224461 224464)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9Kazakhstan Phacoceras semirutum, Phacoceras electum, Pseudostenopoceras lenticulare, Diorugoceras egregium (8421)
Podolskian311.46 - 308.9Russian Federation Nautilus rouillieri (166283) Pseudostenopoceras solare (49968)
Myachkovian308.9 - 307.0Russian Federation Nautilus rouillieri (166302)