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Meekocerataceae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Meekocerataceae was named by Waagen (1895). Its type is Meekoceras.

It was assigned to Ceratitina by Jattiot et al. (2016); and to Ceratitida by Tozer (1994), Đaković (2017), Ware and Bucher (2018), Ware and Bucher (2018).

Subtaxa
Byrrangoceratidae, Flemingitidae, Gyronitidae, Ophiceratidae
Sister taxa
Byrrangoceratidae, Flemingitidae, Gyronitidae, Ophiceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Meekocerataceae Waagen
1994Meekocerataceae Tozer p. 55
2016Meekocerataceae Jattiot et al.
2017Meekocerataceae Đaković
2018Meekocerataceae Ware and Bucher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 1895
superfamilyMeekocerataceaeWaagen 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.

Superfm. †Meekocerataceae Waagen 1895
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Fm. †Byrrangoceratidae Dagys 1997
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G. †Byrrangoceras Dagys 1997
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Fm. †Flemingitidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Anaflemingites Kummel and Steele 1962
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†Anaflemingites armstrongi Runnegar 1969
†Anaflemingites hochulii Brayard and Bucher 2008
†Anaflemingites siberlingi Kummel and Steele 1962
†Anaflemingites silberlingi Kummel and Steele 1962
†Anaflemingites strongi Smith 1932
G. †Anaxenaspis Kiparisova 1956
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†Anaxenaspis dieneri Tozer 1994
†Anaxenaspis kraffti Tozer 1994
†Anaxenaspis lidacensis Welter 1922
†Anaxenaspis olenekensis Dagis and Ermakova 1990
†Anaxenaspis orientale Diener 1895
†Anaxenaspis welteri Tozer 1994
G. †Baidites Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
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†Baidites crassicostatum Welter 1922
†Baidites hermanni Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Baidites obesus Jattiot et al. 2020
†Baidites tenue Welter 1922
G. †Balhaeceras Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
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†Balhaeceras balhaense Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
G. †Bandoites Zakharov 1987
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†Bandoites elegans Zakharov 1987
G. †Euflemingites Spath 1934
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†Euflemingites artyomensis Smyshlyaeva 2010
†Euflemingites cirratus White 1879
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Invalid names: Euflemingites tsotengensis Chao 1959 [synonym]
†Euflemingites extremus Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2013
†Euflemingites guyerdeti Diener 1897
†Euflemingites prynadai Kiparisova 1947
G. †Flemingites Waagen 1892
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†Flemingites alexanderi Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2013
†Flemingites aspenensis Smith 1932
†Flemingites bhargavai Brühwiler et al. 2010
†Flemingites darvazicus Shevyrev 1990
†Flemingites flemingianus de Koninck 1863
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Invalid names: Flemingites compressus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Flemingites trilobatus Waagen 1895 [synonym]
†Flemingites glaber Waagen 1895
†Flemingites hautmanni Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Flemingites hofmanni Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Flemingites lidakensis Jattiot et al. 2020
†Flemingites muthensis Krafft 1909
†Flemingites nanus Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Flemingites radiatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Flemingites rotula Waagen 1895 [synonym]
†Flemingites planatus Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Flemingites pulcher Welter 1922
†Flemingites rohilla Diener 1897
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Invalid names: Flemingites ellipticus Chao 1959 [synonym], Flemingites kwangsiensis Chao 1959 [synonym]
†Flemingites salya Diener 1897
†Flemingites timorensis Wanner 1911
†Flemingites trikamnyaensis Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2013
G. †Guangxiceras Brayard and Bucher 2008
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†Guangxiceras inflata Brayard and Bucher 2008
†Guangxiceras tobisinense Zakharov 1968
G. †Hermannites Brühwiler et al. 2012
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†Hermannites rursiradiatus Brühwiler et al. 2012
G. †Palaeokazachstanites Zakharov 1978
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G. †Pseudoflemingites Spath 1930
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†Pseudoflemingites evolutus Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
†Pseudoflemingites martellii Đaković 2017
G. †Rohillites Waterhouse 1996
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†Rohillites ambiguus Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2013
†Rohillites bruehwileri Brayard and Bucher 2008
†Rohillites laevis Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
†Rohillites omanensis Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Rohillites orientalis Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
†Rohillites pakistanensis Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Rohillites sobolevi Brayard and Bucher 2008
G. †Shamaraites Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
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†Shamaraites rursiradiatus Brühwiler and Bucher 2012
†Shamaraites schamarensis Zakharov 1968
G. †Subbalhaeceras Zakharov and Moussavi Abnavi 2013
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†Subbalhaeceras shigetai Zakharov and Moussavi Abnavi 2013
G. †Subflemingites Spath 1934
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†Subflemingites bihatiense Jattiot et al. 2020
†Subflemingites compressus Brühwiler et al. 2010
†Subflemingites involutus Welter 1922
G. †Ussuriflemingites Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
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†Ussuriflemingites abrekensis Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
†Ussuriflemingites primoriensis Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
G. †Xenodiscoides Spath 1930
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†Xenodiscoides calnani Tozer 1994
†Xenodiscoides falcatus Waagen 1895
†Xenodiscoides hollandi Spath 1934
†Xenodiscoides variocostatus Brühwiler et al. 2010
Fm. †Gyronitidae Waagen 1895
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G. †Abrekites Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
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†Abrekites arthaberi Smith 1932
†Abrekites editus Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
†Abrekites planus Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
G. †Ambites Waagen 1895
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†Ambites atavus Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Gyronites evolvens Waagen 1895 [synonym], Gyronites planissimus Spath 1934 [synonym]
†Ambites bjerageri Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites bojeseni Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites discus Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Ambites impressus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Ambites magnumbilicatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Meekoceras hodgsoni Diener 1897 [synonym], Prionolobus tulungensis Wang and He 1976 [synonym]
†Ambites ferruginus Tozer 1994
†Ambites frechi Tozer 1994
†Ambites impressa Waagen 1895
†Ambites lilangensis Krafft 1909
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Invalid names: Ambites fuliginatus Tozer 1994 [synonym], Meekoceras lingtiense von Krafft 1909 [synonym]
†Ambites nyingmai Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites radiatus Brühwiler et al. 2008
†Ambites rupestris Waagen 1895
†Ambites subradiatus Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites superior Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Meekoceras disciforme von Krafft 1909 [synonym], Prionolobus ovalis Waagen 1895 [synonym]
†Ambites tenuis Ware and Bucher 2018
†Ambites wissneri Tozer 1994
Invalid names: Gyrolecanites Spath 1934 [synonym], Lilangia Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Pleurambites Tozer 1994 [synonym]
G. †Gyronites Waagen 1895
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†Gyronites arenosus Waagen 1895
†Gyronites bullatus Ware and Bucher 2018
†Gyronites dubius Krafft 1909
†Gyronites frequens Waagen 1895
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Invalid names: Gyronites nangaensis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Gyronites spiralis Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Lecanites psilogyrus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Lecanites undatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Prionolobus compressus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Prionolobus plicatilis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Prionolobus plicatus Waagen 1895 [synonym], Xenodiscus khoorensis Krafft and Diener 1909 [synonym], Xenodiscus lilangensis von Krafft 1909 [synonym]
†Gyronites levilatus Ware and Bucher 2018
†Gyronites plicosus Waagen 1895
†Gyronites radians Waagen 1895
†Gyronites recentis Tozer 1994
†Gyronites rigidus Diener 1897
†Gyronites schwanderi Ware and Bucher 2018
†Gyronites sitala Diener 1897
†Gyronites subdharmus Kiparisova 1961
G. †Gyrophiceras Spath 1934
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†Gyronites vermiformes Waagen 1895
†Gyrophiceras gangeticum de Koninck 1863
†Gyrophiceras plicatum Chao 1959
†Gyrophiceras subplicatum Zakharov and Mu 2007
†Gyrophiceras vermiformis Waagen 1895
G. †Kingites Waagen 1895
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†Kingites davidsonianus de Koninck 1863
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Invalid names: Kingites declivis Waagen 1895 [synonym], Kingites elegans Waterhouse 1996 [synonym], Kingites lens Waagen 1895 [synonym], Koninckites occlusus Spath 1934 [synonym]
†Kingites discoidalis Tozer 1994
†Kingites korni Brühwiler et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Kingites parkashi Brühwiler et al. 2010 [synonym]
†Kingites korostelevi Zakharov 1978
†Kingites minutus Waagen 1895
†Kingites thulensis Tozer 1994
†Kingites vidarbha Diener 1897
G. †Kymatites Waagen 1895
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†Kymatites posterus Waagen 1895
†Kymatites typus Waagen 1895
G. †Lingyunites Chao 1950
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†Lingyunites discoides Chao 1950
†Lingyunites tabulatum Đaković 2017
G. †Meekophiceras Tozer 1994
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†Meekophiceras dubium Spath 1935
G. †Mudiceras Brühwiler et al. 2010
G. †Parakymatites Waagen 1895
G. †Subradioceras Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
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†Subradioceras dieneri Waterhouse 1996
†Subradioceras mikhailovichi Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
Invalid names: Catalecanites Spath 1934 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Ophiceratidae Arthaber 1911
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G. †Ghazalaites Ware and Bucher 2018
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†Ghazalaites roohiae Ware and Bucher 2018
G. †Kyoktites Ware and Bucher 2018
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†Kyoktites hebeiseni Ware and Bucher 2018
†Kyoktites kyokticum Krafft 1909
G. †Ophiceras Griesbach 1880
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†Ophiceras bilotense Reed 1944
†Ophiceras commune Spath 1930
†Ophiceras connectens Schindewolf 1954
†Ophiceras crassecostatum Welter 1922
†Ophiceras dharma Diener 1897
†Ophiceras gibbosum Griesbach 1880
†Ophiceras medium Griesbach 1880
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Invalid names: Ophiceras chamunda Diener 1897 [synonym], Ophiceras platyspira Diener 1897 [synonym], Ophiceras ptychodes Diener 1897 [synonym], Ophiceras sakuntala Diener 1897 [synonym], Ophiceras tingi Tien 1933 [synonym]
†Ophiceras stricturatum Frech 1905
†Ophiceras subsakuntala Spath 1935
†Ophiceras tibeticum Griesbach 1880
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Invalid names: Ophiceras serpentinum Diener 1897 [synonym]
†Ophiceras transitorium Spath 1930
Invalid names: Acanthophiceras Diener 1916 [synonym]
G. †Protophiceras Hyatt 1900
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†Protophiceras nicolai Diener 1895
G. †Shangganites Brühwiler et al. 2008
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†Shangganites shangganense Brühwiler et al. 2008
G. †Vishnuites Diener 1897
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†Vishnuites kummeli Tozer 1994
†Vishnuites pralambha Diener 1897
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Invalid names: Pseudovishnuites guidingensis Zakharov and Mu 2007 [synonym], Vishnuites huazhongensis Xu 1988 [synonym], Vishnuites lichuanensis Xu 1988 [synonym], Vishnuites marginalis Chao 1959 [synonym], Vishnuites orientalis Xu 1988 [synonym], Vishnuites wenjiangsiensis Zakharov and Mu 2007 [synonym], Vishnuites yangziensis Xu 1988 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pseudovishnuites Zakharov and Mu 2007 [synonym]
G. †Wordieoceras Tozer 1971
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†Wordieoceras mullenae Jenks et al. 2021
†Wordieoceras wordiei Spath 1930
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Invalid names: Vishnuites decipiens Spath 1930 [synonym], Vishnuites domokhotovi Zakharov and Rybalka 1987 [synonym]
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 259.51000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (978 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Ophiceras bilotense (126459)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan (Punjab) Ophiceras connectens (41559)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Iran Gyronites sp., Ophiceras sp., Lytophiceras dubium, Vishnuites pralambha, Acanthophiceras golshanii (112963) Ophiceras sp. (112961) Ophiceratidae indet. (112956 112959 112967 112973)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Lytophiceras sp., Ophiceratidae sp. (48909) Ophiceras sp. (111653 111655) Ophiceras sp., Lytophiceras sp. (111657) Ophiceras sp., Lytophiceras spp. (43790) Ophiceras spp., Lytophiceras sp. (105222) Ophiceratidae indet. (48900)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya, Edgeøya, and Hopen (Svalbard) ) Ophiceras sp. (212898)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Fujian) Lytophiceras sp. (148558) Ophiceras sp., Lytophiceras sp. (148557)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Discophiceras wordiei (48046 48048 48122) Discophiceras wordiei, Discophiceras kochi (112739) Ophiceras commune (48065 112724 112737 112740 112747 118619 118641 118662 118698 118745) Ophiceras commune, Discophiceras wordiei, Discophiceras subkyokticum (112729) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras chamunda, Ophiceras ptychodes (118744) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras compressum, Ophiceras wordiei (118683) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras compressum, Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras subkyokticum (118618) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras kilenense, Ophiceras ptychodes (118625) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras kilenense, Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras subkyokticum (118663) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala (48060 118642 118694 118695 118743 118754) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Discophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras evolutum (48114) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Ophiceras subkyokticum (118638) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Ophiceras wordiei (118753) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras wordiei (118552) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras chamunda (118702) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras poulseni (118651) Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras subkyokticum (118578 118746) Ophiceras compressum (118558 118691 118731) Ophiceras dubium (118513 118590 118727 118733 118758 118769) Ophiceras gibbosum, Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Discophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras kochi, Ophiceras chamunda (48113) Ophiceras greenlandicum (118755 118761) Ophiceras greenlandicum, Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Ophiceras kochi, Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras subkyokticum, Vishnuites striatus (118617) Ophiceras kilenense (118762) Ophiceras poulseni (118771) Ophiceras sp. (48042 48050 48051 118637) Ophiceras sp. juv. (118560) Ophiceras sp. juv., Ophiceras kilenense, Ophiceras subkyokticum (118653) Ophiceras sp. nov., Ophiceras ultimum (118542) Ophiceras sp., Ophiceras commune (118559) Ophiceras sp., Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras ligatum (48045) Ophiceras sp., Ophiceras ultimum (118668) Ophiceras sp., Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras subsakuntala (118624) Ophiceras spathi, Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala (48061) Ophiceras spathi, Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Discophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras poulseni, Paravishnuites paradigma (48059) Ophiceras spathi, Ophiceras commune, Paravishnuites paradigma (48064) Ophiceras spathi, Ophiceras compressum (48037) Ophiceras spp. (118688 118707 118709) Ophiceras spp., Ophiceras commune (118595 118689) Ophiceras spp., Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras kochi, Ophiceras compressum (118524) Ophiceras spp., Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Ophiceras kochi, Ophiceras wordiei (118525) Ophiceras subsakuntala (48115 118502 118636 118693) Ophiceras transitorium (118572 118599 118602 118675 118686 118687) Ophiceras transitorium, Ophiceras ultimum (118609) Ophiceras ultimum (118503 118519 118536 118540 118541 118543 118544 118570 118603 118622 118630 118658 118659 118677 118774) Ophiceras ultimum, Ophiceras leptodiscus (118545) Ophiceras ultimum, Ophiceras vishnuoides, Ophiceras leptodiscus (118506) Ophiceras vishnuoides (118535 118575) Ophiceras wordiei (118661 118710 118768) Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras compressum (118509) Ophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras subkyokticum (118747) Vishnuites decipiens (118527 118528 118537 118549 118551 118553 118597 118598 118600 118623 118645 118646 118647 118655 118666 118674 118676) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras chamunda (118690) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras commune (118607) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras kilenense (118672) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Ophiceras kilenense (118664) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium (118530 118556 118620 118650 118703 118756) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium, Ophiceras kilenense, Ophiceras ultimum (118665) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium, Ophiceras ultimum (118606 118608 118614) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium, Ophiceras ultimum, Ophiceras vishnuoides (118520) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium, Ophiceras vishnuoides (118534) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras ultimum (118548 118610 118628) Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras vishnuoides (118613) Vishnuites oxynotus, Vishnuites striatus (118692) Vishnuites sp. (118491 118507) Vishnuites sp., Ophiceras transitorium (118504) Vishnuites sp., Vishnuites decipiens (118555) Vishnuites spp. (118547) Vishnuites spp., Ophiceras transitorium (118627) Vishnuites striatus (118682) Vishnuites wordiei (118717) Vishnuites wordiei, Vishnuites decipiens (118550 118669 118673 118697 118704) Vishnuites wordiei, Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium (118626 118632 118685) Vishnuites wordiei, Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium, Ophiceras ultimum (118631) Vishnuites wordiei, Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras transitorium, Ophiceras vishnuoides, Ophiceras subgibbosum (118712) Vishnuites wordiei, Vishnuites decipiens, Ophiceras ultimum (118713) Wordieoceras decipiens, Ophiceras commune, Discophiceras wordiei, Discophiceras kochi, Discophiceras subkyokticum, Ophiceras poulseni (112751) Wordieoceras decipiens, Ophiceras greenlandicum, Ophiceras commune, Discophiceras wordiei, Discophiceras kochi, Discophiceras subkyokticum, Ophiceras poulseni (112758) Wordieoceras sp. (112728 112750) Wordieoceras sp., Ophiceras dubium (112718) Wordieoceras sp., Wordieoceras wordiei, Ophiceras dubium, Wordieoceras decipiens (112756) Wordieoceras sp., Wordieoceras wordiei, Wordieoceras decipiens (112722) Wordieoceras wordiei, Ophiceras commune, Discophiceras wordiei, Discophiceras kochi, Discophiceras subkyokticum, Vishnuites oxynotus (112746) Wordieoceras wordiei, Ophiceras greenlandicum, Ophiceras commune, Ophiceras subsakuntala, Discophiceras wordiei, Ophiceras transitorium (48121)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Azerbaijan Lytophiceras sp. (48963) Ophiceras medium (110605 110710 110724 110733) Ophiceras sp. (110606 110639 110661 110699 110708 110709 110721 110732) Ophiceratidae indet. (110722 110723)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Montana) Ophiceras subkyokticum (203172)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China Ophiceras sp. (195897 195901 195902)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Flemingites flemingianus (212890)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Norway (Svalbard) Euflemingites romunderi (218181 218183 218184 218194)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation Flemingites sp. (61961)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Euflemingites sp. (212935 212967)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Afghanistan (Pakhtia) Flemingites lidacensis (44172)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Thailand Xenodiscoides perplicatus, Ophiceras connectens (211353)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Anaxenaspis orientalis (123495) Byrrangoceras taimyrense (139246)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7India Flemingites rohilla (210994) Flemingites rohilla, Lecanites sp. (211000)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7India (Himachal Pradesh) Flemingites trilobatus, Flemingites rohilla, Flemingites salya (210997)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Euflemingites sp. (212114) Gyronites indet. (211957)