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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. †Paranannites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Paranannites aspenensis Hyatt and Smith 1905
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Invalid names: Paranannites columbianus Smith 1932 [synonym], Paranannites compressus Smith 1932 [synonym], Paranannites pertenuis Smith 1932 [synonym]
†Paranannites baudi Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Paranannites dubius Brayard and Bucher 2008
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Invalid names: Paranannites minutus Chao 1959 [synonym], Paranannites ovum Brayard and Bucher 2008 [synonym]
†Paranannites mulleri Kummel and Steele 1962
†Paranannites oviformis Smith 1914
†Paranannites sinensis Chao 1959
†Paranannites slossi Kummel and Steele 1962
†Paranannites subangulosus Brayard and Bucher 2008
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

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

Collections (140 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9India (Himachal Pradesh) Nannites herberti, Nannites hindostanus (211002)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Paranannites aspenensis (33313) Prosphingites slossi (217386)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Afghanistan (Paktia) Prosphingites slossi (41670)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Paranannites aspenensis (33286 33314) Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites columbianus (33285)
Dienerian - Spathian250.5 - 246.7China Paranannites phychitoides, Kashmirites varians (44006)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Afghanistan (Pakhtia) Paranannites aspenensis (44119 44121)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (Nunavut) Melagathiceras crassum (43802 43848 61943 61947 137941)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman Jinyaceras bellum (127432) Paranannites baudi (127403 127404 127405 127406 127407 127408 127409) Paranannites sp. (73228 73231 73233 73235)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Paranannites aspenensis (33292) Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites columbianus, Paranannites compressus (33293) Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites columbianus, Paranannites compressus, Paranannites pertenuis (33288)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Afghanistan Paranannites mulleri (41671)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Japan Paranannites sp. (101735)
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 229746 229747) Paranannites sp. (97334 226385 226386 229715) Paranannites sp. A (229741) Paranannites sp. A, Jinyaceras hindostanum, Paranannites baudi (229743) Paranannites sp. B (229753)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Nevada) Paranannites mulleri (62097 62098) Paranannites mulleri, Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites slossi (97117 97118 97119) Paranannites mulleri, Prosphingites slossi, Paranannites aspenensis (61515) Prosphingites slossi, Paranannites aspenensis (62096)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Alaska) Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites slossi (44415) Paranannites sp., Paranannites aspenensis, Paranannites slossi (44394)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Gunagxi) Kashmirites varians (44000 44014) Prosphingites sinensis, Prosphingites involutus (44013)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Mongolia Melagathiceratidae indet. (142564)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Indonesia (Timor) Nannites heberti, Nannites hindostanus (205640) Nannites hindostanus (205182)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Japan (Tokyo-to) Paranannites sp. (44043)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Guangxi) Hebeisenites varians (97142) Hebeisenites varians, Jinyaceras bellum (97152) Hebeisenites varians, Jinyaceras bellum, Paranannites subangulosus (97135 97136 97194) Hebeisenites varians, Paranannites subangulosus (97144) Jinyaceras bellum (97143) Jinyaceras bellum, Paranannites subangulosus (97141) Kashmirites varians (44016) Paranannites aspenensis, Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites compressus, Jinyaceras bellum, Paranannites subangulosus (97145) Paranannites aspenensis, Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites evolutus, Hebeisenites compressus, Jinyaceras bellum, Paranannites subangulosus (97149 97154) Paranannites aspenensis, Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites evolutus, Hebeisenites compressus, Paranannites subangulosus (97150) Paranannites aspenensis, Hebeisenites varians, Hebeisenites evolutus, Jinyaceras bellum (97155) Paranannites aspenensis, Hebeisenites varians, Jinyaceras bellum (97151) Paranannites aspenensis, Hebeisenites varians, Jinyaceras bellum, Paranannites subangulosus, Paranannites dubius (97153) Paranannites aspenensis, Jinyaceras bellum (97183 97184) Paranannites aspenensis, Prosphingites involutus (44012) Paranannites ovum (97137) Paranannites ovum, Paranannites spathi (97158 97195) Paranannites spathi (97157 97160) Paranannites subangulosus (97148)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1India (Himachal Pradesh) Jinyaceras hindostanum (139642 139643 139645 139646 139672 139682 139683 139684) Jinyaceras hindostanum, Juvenites spathi (139638) Juvenites spathi (139640 139678) Paranannites sp. (139631 139633 139669 139676 139677 139698) Paranannites sp. indet. (139629)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) Paranannites aspenensis (105199 141720) Paranannites aspenensis, Thermalites needhami (105196) Thermalites needhami (105193 105198 137678 137944)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Vietnam Jinyaceras bellum (155480) Jinyaceras sp., Jinyaceras bellum, Paranannites sinensis (155492) Paranannites involutus (155542) Paranannites sinensis (155504 155506) Paranannites sp. (155487) Paranannites sp., Jinyaceras bellum, Paranannites sinensis (155543) Paranannites sp., Jinyaceras sp., Jinyaceras bellum (155485)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Primorye) Melagathiceratidae indet. (47259 47265 47266)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Greece Paranannites sp. (73181 73182 73187 73190)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (California) Paranannites oviformis (33194)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Greece Nannites hindostanus (112607 112608)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Guangxi) Paranannites involutus, Paranannites minutus (44007) Prosphingites involutus (44004)