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Melagathiceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Melagathiceratidae

Taxonomy
Melagathiceratidae was named by Tozer (1971). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Xenodiscaceae by Tozer (1994); and to Meekoceratoidea by Shigeta and Nguyen (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Melagathiceratidae Tozer
1994Melagathiceratidae Tozer pp. 49. 52
2014Melagathiceratidae Shigeta and Nguyen p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderMeekoceratina
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMelagathiceratidaeTozer 1971
familyMelagathiceratidaeTozer 1971

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. †Melagathiceratidae Tozer 1971
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G. †Hebeisenites Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Hebeisenites compressus Brayard and Bucher 2008
Hebeisenites evolutus Brayard and Bucher 2008
Hebeisenites varians Chao 1959
G. †Jinyaceras Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Jinyaceras bellum Brayard and Bucher 2008
Jinyaceras hindostanum Diener 1897
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Invalid names: Nannites herberti Diener 1897 [synonym]
G. †Melagathiceras Tozer 1971
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Melagathiceras crassum Tozer 1961
G. †Thermalites Smith 1927
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Thermalites needhami Tozer 1963
G. †Ussurijuvenites Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2012
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Ussurijuvenites artyomensis Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2012
Ussurijuvenites popovi Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height12.50
shell diameter15.80
shell inflation12.00

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Spathian or 250.50000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9India (Himachal Pradesh) Nannites herberti, Nannites hindostanus (211002)
Dienerian - Spathian250.5 - 246.7China Kashmirites varians (44006)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Gunagxi) Kashmirites varians (44000 44014)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Melagathiceras globosum (107099 176997 177009) Melagathiceras globosus (107043) Paranannites globosus (214724) Ussurijuvenites popovi, Ussurijuvenites artyomensis (95314 214562)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Xizang) Hebeisenites sp. (229751) Jinyaceras hindostanum (97325 97327 97330 97360 229713 229743 229746 229747)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Primorye) Melagathiceratidae indet. (47259 47265 47266)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Vietnam Jinyaceras bellum (155480 155543) Jinyaceras sp., Jinyaceras bellum (155485 155492)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman Jinyaceras bellum (127432)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) Thermalites needhami (105193 105196 105198 137678 137944)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (Nunavut) Melagathiceras crassum (43802 43848 61943 61947 137941)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Indonesia (Timor) Nannites heberti, Nannites hindostanus (205640) Nannites hindostanus (205182)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Jinyaceras hindostanum (139638 139642 139643 139645 139646 139672 139682 139683 139684)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Mongolia Melagathiceratidae indet. (142564)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Hebeisenites varians (97142 97144) Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites compressus, Jinyaceras bellum (97145) Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites evolutus, Hebeisenites compressus (97150) Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites evolutus, Hebeisenites compressus, Jinyaceras bellum (97149 97154) Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites evolutus, Jinyaceras bellum (97155) Hebeisenites varians, Jinyaceras bellum (97135 97136 97151 97152 97153 97194) Jinyaceras bellum (97141 97143 97183 97184) Kashmirites varians (44016)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Greece Nannites hindostanus (112607 112608)