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Otoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonoida - Otoceratidae

Taxonomy
Otoceratidae was named by Hyatt (1900).

It was assigned to Xenodiscida by Spath (1934); and to Otocerataceae by Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994), Korn (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Otoceratidae Hyatt
1934Otoceratidae Spath
1981Otoceratidae Tozer
1994Otoceratidae Tozer
2006Otoceratidae Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderAmmonoida(Haeckel 1866)
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyOtoceratidaeHyatt 1900
familyOtoceratidaeHyatt 1900

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. †Otoceratidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Anotoceras Hyatt 1900
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†Anotoceras costatum Wang and Chen 1979
†Anotoceras intermedium Spath 1930
†Anotoceras kama Diener 1897
†Anotoceras nala Diener 1897
†Anotoceras subtabulatus Brühwiler et al. 2008
G. †Julfotoceras Bando 1973
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†Julfotoceras admirabile Rostovcev and Azarian 1983
†Julfotoceras tarazi Bando 1973
G. †Metotoceras Spath 1930
G. †Otoceras Griesbach 1880
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†Otoceras woodwardi Griesbach 1880
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Invalid names: Hungarites (Otoceras) fissisellatum Diener 1897 [synonym], Hungarites (Otoceras) parbati Diener 1897 [synonym], Otoceras (Metotoceras) dieneri Spath 1930 [synonym], Otoceras boreale Spath 1935 [synonym], Otoceras clivei Diener 1897 [synonym], Otoceras draupadi Diener 1897 [synonym], Otoceras gracile Tozer 1994 [synonym], Otoceras latilobatum Wang 1976 [synonym]
Invalid names: Otoceras woodwardi undatum Griesbach 1880 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Spathian or 259.90000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (134 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Pseudotoceras admirabile (110598 110679 110715)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Otoceras sp. (48895 111649)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Julfotoceras abadehensis, Julfotoceras tarazi (63893)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Otoceras sp., Otoceras gracile (221957)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (Sakha) Otoceras sp. (206756 206757 206758)
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.17 - 250.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Otoceras boreale (48474)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Otoceras sp. (212933 212966)
Induan252.17 - 251.2India Otoceras woodwardi, Prosphingites kama (210992)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Norway Otoceras boreale (31367)
Induan252.17 - 251.2India (Kashmir) Otoceras undatum, Otoceras fissisellatum (215000)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Azerbaijan Otoceras sp. (73230 73241)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Vietnam Metotoceras phumyi (44783)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Otoceras boreale (107120 127719 187148 187149 187150 187151 187152 187153 187154 187155 187158 221958) Otoceras concavum (107121)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Armenia Otoceratidae indet. (110759)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India Otoceras clivei (44025) Otoceras woodwardi (44024 110990 110991 110992 110994) Otoceras woodwardi, Otoceras clivei (44017 44019) Otoceras woodwardi, Otoceras clivei, Otoceras draupadi, Otoceras undatum, Otoceras fissisellatum, Anotoceras nala (44028) Otoceras woodwardi, Otoceras clivei, Otoceras undatum (44018) Otoceras woodwardi, Otoceras parbati, Anotoceras nala (44026) Otoceras woodwardi, Prosphingites kama, Hungarites sp. (85463)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Otoceras boreale (48037 48059 48061 112747 112752 112761 112763 118502 118524 118525 118617 118680 118681 118682 118683 118702 118708 118744 118757 118759) Otoceras fissisellatum (48123) Otoceras sp. (48115 118763)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Oman Anotoceras nala (44792 44795 44801 44804 44824 44829 44831)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Alaska) Otoceras boreale (61954)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Otoceras boreale (212072 212073)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Xizang) Anotoceras nala (229693 229779) Otoceras latilobatum (73609) Otoceras sp. (229686 229687 229690 229691 229775) Otoceras sp., Anotoceras nala (229692) Otoceras woodwardi (189585)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation (Sakha) Otoceras boreale (206759 206760) Otoceras sp. (206761 206762 206763 206764 206765)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Canada (Nunavut) Otoceras boreale (47921 47922 47935 47937 47941 47942 47945 47946 47971 47987 47988 47989 61942 61944 98560 98561 137953) Otoceras concavum (47936 47944 47956 47957 47959 47960 47979 47981 47982 47983 47984 47985 47986) Otoceras gracile (47980)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5India (Kashmir) Otoceras sp. (48996) Otoceras woodwardi (48914 131943 131949)
Griesbachian - Smithian251.902 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Anotoceras costatum (103160)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Indonesia Otoceras sp. (111020)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2China (Guangxi) Anotoceras subtabulatus (104969)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Greenland Otoceras boreale (196948)