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Diceratidae

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Diceratidae

Taxonomy
Diceratidae was named by Dall (1895) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5024]. It was considered paraphyletic by Skelton (2013).

It was assigned to Hippuritacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); to Diceratoidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Radiolitoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011) and Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Diceratidae Dall
1965Diceratidae Newell p. 19
1980Diceratidae Vokes p. 194
2009Diceratidae Nevesskaja
2010Diceratidae Bouchet et al.
2011Diceratidae Carter et al. p. 15
2013Diceratidae Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyDiceratidaeDall 1895
familyDiceratidaeDall 1895

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. †Diceratidae Dall 1895
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G. †Diceras Lamarck 1805
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†Diceras brevicornum Karczewski 1969
†Diceras impressum Karczewski 1969
†Diceras originale Bayle 1873
Invalid names: Macrodiceras Karczewski 1969 [synonym]
Subfm. †Heterodiceratinae Pchelintsev 1959
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Subfm. †Plesiodiceratinae Pchelintsev 1959
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G. †Eodiceras Pchelintsev 1959
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†Eodiceras planum Karczewski 1969
†Eodiceras subeximium Karczewski 1969
G. †Valletia Munier-Chalmas 1873
Invalid names: Diceratinae Dall 1895 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-03 08:29:31
Modified: 2008-03-03 10:29:31
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 161.20000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Morocco Diceras sp. (68080)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Slovenia Diceras sp. (39809)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Diceras arietinum (98576 98577) Diceras arietinum, Diceras sp., Eodiceras eximium (98578) Diceras arietinum, Diceras sp., Eodiceras eximium, Eodiceras sp., Macrodiceras rotundatum, Macrodiceras longum, Macrodiceras balaklavense, Eodiceras planum (98580) Diceras arietinum, Diceras sp., Macrodiceras rotundatum, Diceras brevicornum, Diceras impressum, Diceras originale, Macrodiceras longum, Macrodiceras balaklavense, Macrodiceras kozlowskii, Macrodiceras magnum, Macrodiceras pcelincevi, Macrodiceras polonicum, Macrodiceras spirale (98574) Diceras arietinum, Eodiceras eximium, Eodiceras sp. (98575) Diceras arietinum, Eodiceras sp. (98579) Diceras sp. (68366) Eodiceras eximium, Eodiceras sp., Eodiceras subeximium (98581)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Diceras sp. (35183 35185 35190)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Diceras arietinum (11085)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8France (Normandy) Diceras suprajurensis (23539)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Diceratidae indet. (68588 68589 68614)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Italy Diceratidae indet. (218106)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Diceratidae indet. (68784)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Diceras sp., Diceras speciosus, Diceras bavaricum (35201)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Diceras sp. (68368 68370)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Croatia Diceras sp. (21203)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Diceratidae indet. (57157) Eodiceras bavaricum, Paradiceras aequivalve, Paradiceras inaequivalve (57791)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Diceras speciosum (23903)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Diceras sp. (31284)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Georgia Diceratidae indet. (67512)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France Diceras gaultina (58885)