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Geisonoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Orthoceratoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Geisonoceratidae Zhuravleva
1962Geisonoceratidae Flower
1964Geisonoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 236
1967Geisonoceratidae Miagkova
1981Geisonoceratidae Chen et al. p. 30
1981Geisonoceratidae Crick p. 228
1994Geisonoceratidae Evans p. 18
1996Geisonoceratidae Evans p. 71
2005Geisonoceratidae Evans p. 62
2008Geisonoceratidae Kröger
2013Geisonoceratidae Kröger
2017Geisonoceratidae Kröger and Aubrechtova
2019Geisonoceratidae Kröger and Aubrechtová
2022Geisonoceratidae Pohle et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
familyOrthoceratoidea()
orderDissidoceridaZhuravleva 1964
familyGeisonoceratidaeZhuravleva 1959
familyGeisonoceratidaeZhuravleva 1959

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. †Geisonoceratidae Zhuravleva 1959
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G. †Angeisonoceras Kröger 2008
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†Angeisonoceras consocium Barrande 1870
†Angeisonoceras davidsoni Barrande 1870
†Angeisonoceras festians Barrande 1870
†Angeisonoceras imminutum Barrande 1870
†Angeisonoceras inchoatum Barrande 1868
†Angeisonoceras libens Barrande 1870
†Angeisonoceras limatum Barrande 1870
†Angeisonoceras squamatulum Barrande 1868
G. †Columenoceras Barskov 1960
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Invalid names: Acrosphaerorthoceras [synonym]
G. †Geisonoceras Hyatt 1884
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†Geisonoceras heintzi Strand 1934
†Geisonoceras kureikense Zhuraleva 1964
†Geisonoceras maclareni Murchison 1859
†Geisonoceras shumardi Billings 1859
†Geisonoceras wegelini Teichert 1930
G. †Harrisoceras Flower 1939
G. †Joachimoceras Barskov 1960
G. †Jonesoceras Barskov 1960
G. †Nilssonoceras Kröger 2004
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†Nilssonoceras nilssoni Kröger 2004
G. †Ordogeisonoceras Frey 1995
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Invalid names: Michelinoceras ludlowense Miller and Faber 1894 [synonym]
†Ordogeisonoceras tartuensis Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
†Ordogeisonoceras uppsalaensis Kröger and Aubrechtová 2019
G. †Protokionoceras Grabau and Shimer 1910
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†Protokionoceras fessicancellatum Kobayashi et al. 1984
†Protokionoceras strandi Troedsson 1932
G. †Striacoceras Flower 1936
G. †Temperoceras Barskov 1960
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†Temperoceras aequinudum Kröger 2008
†Temperoceras ludense Sowerby 1839
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Invalid names: Orthoceras dahlii Barrande 1870 [synonym], Orthoceras omnium Barrande 1868 [synonym], Orthoceras temperans Barrande 1867 [synonym]
†Temperoceras migrans Barrande 1868
†Temperoceras nudum Barrande 1870
G. †Ugooloceras Evans 1996
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†Ugooloceras oblatum Evans 1996
G. †Virgoceras Flower 1939
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†Virgoceras politum M'Coy 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Abereiddian to the top of the Capitanian or 468.00000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (157 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1USA (New York) Geisonoceras sp. (332)
Langevoja - Hunderum472.1 - 465.9Sweden Nilssonoceras sp. (163126)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) Geisonoceras sp. (333 334 335 430)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Geisonoceras shumardi (171790)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran Virgoceras sp. (186094)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Geisonoceras sp. (206302)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden Nilssonoceras nilssoni (163122)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Norway Nilssonoceras nilssoni (163121)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) Geisonoceratidae indet. (89460)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Ireland Ugooloceras oblatum (381)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Ireland (Connacht) Ugooloceras oblatum (89285 89286 89287)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia Harrisoceras volchovense (56200)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Dalarna) Geisonoceras scabridum (192382)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Sweden (Siljan) Geisonoceras sp. (2943 192378)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia Harrisoceras volchovense (56204)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2North Korea Geisonoceras abruptum (56174)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Sweden Geisonoceras sp. (2929 2931 2942)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway Protokionoceras sp. (2764 2945 2947 2948)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) Protokionoceras sp. (2762)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Orthoceras politum (89158)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Geisonoceras tenuistriatum (26297)
Idavere - Nabala458.0 - 449.9Norway Protokionoceras strandi (164010)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Orthoceras amplicameratum (185478)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Geisonoceras scofieldi (23690)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Geisonoceras scofieldi (23752 23753 23757)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Geisonoceras scofieldi (23691)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Virgoceras politum (89153)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Geisonoceras lineolatus, Geisonoceras tenuitextum, Geisonoceras tenuistriatum, Orthoceras amplicameratum (76092) Geisonoceras tenuistriatum (76744 76746 76749 76750)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Orthoceras ludlowense (87974)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Geisonoceras tenuitextum (338)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0Norway Protokionoceras sp. (2763)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Sweden (Dalarne) Ordogeisonoceras tartuensis (73412)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia (Harju) Ordogeisonoceras sp., Ordogeisonoceras dyeri, Ordogeisonoceras tartuensis (87273) Ordogeisonoceras tartuensis (169041)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Ordogeisonoceras tartuensis (161744) Ordogeisonoceras tartuensis, Ordogeisonoceras uppsalaensis (73411 73855)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Geisonoceras lineolatus, Geisonoceras tenuistriatum, Geisonoceras tenuitextrum, Orthoceras amplicameratum (337) Geisonoceras lineolatus, Geisonoceras tenuitextum, Geisonoceras tenuistriatum, Orthoceras amplicameratum (76091) Geisonoceras lineolatus, Orthoceras amplicameratum (431) Geisonoceras sp. (432 433) Geisonoceras tenuitextum (76093)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Orthoceras amplicameratum (185268)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Geisonoceras sp., Geisonoceras wegelini, Ordogeisonoceras foerstei (124939)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (New York) Geisonoceras tenuistriatum (204767)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) Geisonoceras sp. (440)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Geisonoceras clermontense (23783)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Geisonoceras clermontense (23741)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Geisonoceras amplicameratum (26293) Geisonoceras tenuistriatum (26295 26298 26299)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Geisonoceras clermontense (23744)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Geisonoceras tenuistriatum (26296) Geisonoceras tenuistriatum, Protokionoceras oneidaense (26302)
Vormsi - Pirgu449.9 - 445.2Estonia (Lääne) Orthoceras saksbyense (167754)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Geisonoceras expansum (37469)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Baerum) Protokionoceras isotelorum (163403)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Geisonoceras heintzi (163026)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Geisonoceras sp. (56000)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Geisonoceras wegelini (73409)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) Geisonoceras wegelini, Ordogeisonoceras foerstei (73462)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (Shaanxi) Temperoceras sp. (8537)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Geisonoceras kureikense (3342 3343 3344 3346)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) Geisonoceras kureikense (206464 206465)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Geisonoceras kureikense (206333)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (New York) Protokionoceras sp. (443)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Xizang) Columenoceras priscum, Geisonoceras robustum, Geisonoceras squamulatum, Harrisoceras simplex (27839)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7China (Xizang) Harrisoceras sp. (27745)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6China Protokionoceras guanuanensis (197396)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China Harrisoceras sp. (228658)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Shaanxi) Geisonoceras sp. (23251)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Protokionoceras sp. (25250)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Hubei) Harrisoceras sp. (27779)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Geisonoceras maclareni (153581 159987)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) Geisonoceras sp. (85024)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) Geisonocerina wauwatosense, Harrisoceras orthoceroides, Protokionoceras medullare (13075) Geisonocerina wauwatosense, Protokionoceras medullare (13069)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Italy (Sardinia) Columenoceras grande (26166)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Protokionoceras sp. (471)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Tajikistan Geisonoceras kureikense (49963 49964)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) Geisonocerina wauwatosense (13014)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Columenoceras sp., Geisonoceras sp., Harrisoceras sp. (26158)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Geisonoceras sp. (188842)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Columenoceras grande, Columenoceras columen, Columenoceras agassizi, Columenoceras degener, Columenoceras intermixtum, Geisonoceras socium, Geisonoceras sp., Harrisoceras vibrayei, Temperoceras temperans (26163)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Geisonocerina wauwatosense, Protokionoceras medullare (13104 13107) Protokionoceras medullare (13017)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0Italy (Sardinia) Columenoceras grande (26177) Columenoceras intermixtum, Geisonoceras socium (26167)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Italy (Sardinia) Columenoceras agassizi (26178) Columenoceras agassizi, Geisonoceras socium, Geisonoceras sp. (26168)
Gorstian - Ludfordian426.7 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Columenoceras agassizi (26181)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Japan (Skikoku) Protokionoceras fessicancellatum (188691)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62China (Yunnan) Geisonoceras sp. (27854)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Italy (Sardinia) Geisonoceras sp. (26160) Temperoceras temperans (26169)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Morocco Temperoceras ludense (91456)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Geisonoceras rivale (233408) Geisonoceras sp. (14037 14072)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Italy Columenoceras sp. (26127)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Columenoceras degener, Columenoceras intermixtum (26173) Columenoceras intermixtum, Columenoceras degener (26170)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco Temperoceras aequinudum (91610) Temperoceras ludense (91483)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco Angeisonoceras reteornatum, Temperoceras aequinudum, Temperoceras migrans (91631) Temperoceras aequinudum, Temperoceras migrans (91611 91724) Temperoceras sp. (91723 208261) Temperoceras sp., Temperoceras migrans (208258 208259)
Pragian - Middle Givetian413.02 - 383.4Morocco Temperoceras migrans (208110)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Temperoceras sp. (150334 150361 150362)
Daleje410.62 - 393.47Morocco Temperoceras migrans (92075)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Morocco Temperoceras aequinudum (91746) Temperoceras migrans (91748)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Morocco Geisonoceratidae indet. (208263)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Striacoceras typum (83120)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Geisonoceras sp. (60159)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) Striacoceras typum (9925)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Protokionoceras sp. (38459 38460)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Striacoceras typum (9380 9486 9487)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9Kazakhstan Geisonocerina homeocincta (8421)
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 293.52Japan Geisonocerina sp. (49786)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Geisonoceras sp. (118972)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Geisonoceratidae indet. (116010)