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Meekocerataceae
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).
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
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Meekocerataceae Waagen |
| 1994 | Meekocerataceae Tozer p. 55 |
| 2016 | Meekocerataceae Jattiot et al. |
| 2017 | Meekocerataceae Đaković |
| 2018 | Meekocerataceae Ware and Bucher |
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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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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 russelli Smith 1904
†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 nammalensis Guex 1978
†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. †Euflemingites Spath 1934
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†Euflemingites artyomensis Smyshlyaeva 2010
†Euflemingites extremus Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2013
†Euflemingites guyerdeti Diener 1897
†Euflemingites guyerdetiformis Welter 1922
†Euflemingites prynadai Kiparisova 1947
†Euflemingites romunderi Tozer 1961
G. †Flemingites Waagen 1892
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†Flemingites alexanderi Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2013
†Flemingites anhuiensis Guo 1982
†Flemingites aspenensis Smith 1932
†Flemingites bannockensis 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 griesbachiformis Welter 1922
†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 praenuntius Frech 1902
†Flemingites pulcher Welter 1922
†Flemingites rohilla Diener 1897
†Flemingites rursiradiatus Chao 1959
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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. †Pseudoflemingites Spath 1930
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†Pseudoflemingites densistriatus Welter 1922
†Pseudoflemingites evolutus Smyshlyaeva and Zakharov 2015
†Pseudoflemingites martellii Đaković 2017
†Pseudoflemingites molengraaffi Welter 1922
†Pseudoflemingites nopcsanum Welter 1922
†Pseudoflemingites rotuliformis Spath 1934
†Pseudoflemingites timorensis Spath 1930
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 beatus Xu 1988
†Xenodiscoides calnani Tozer 1994
†Xenodiscoides falcatus Waagen 1895
†Xenodiscoides hollandi Spath 1934
†Xenodiscoides involutus Frech 1905
†Xenodiscoides perplicatus Frech 1905
†Xenodiscoides variocostatus Brühwiler et al. 2010
†Xenodiscus perplicatus involuta Frech 1905
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
†Kymatites xiaohensis Xu 1988
†Kymatites yanjiaensis Xu 1988
G. †Meekophiceras Tozer 1994
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†Meekophiceras columbianum Tozer 1963
†Meekophiceras dubium Spath 1935
†Meekophiceras franklini Tozer 1994
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. †Discophiceras Spath 1935
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†Discophiceras wordiei Spath 1930
†Ophiceras (Discophiceras) compressum Spath 1935
†Ophiceras (Discophiceras) kochi Spath 1930
†Ophiceras (Discophiceras) subkyokticum Spath 1930
G. †Kyoktites Ware and Bucher 2018
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†Kyoktites hebeiseni Ware and Bucher 2018
†Kyoktites kyokticum Krafft 1909
G. †Lytophiceras Spath 1930
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†Lytophiceras leptodiscus Spath 1935
†Lytophiceras vishnuoides Spath 1935
†Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) kilenense Spath 1935
†Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) leptodiscus Spath 1935
†Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) ligatum Spath 1935
†Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) subsakuntala Spath 1935
†Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) ultimum Spath 1935
†Ophiceras (Lytophiceras) vishnuoides Spath 1935
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 greenlandicum Spath 1930
†Ophiceras medium Griesbach 1880
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†Lytophiceras chamunda evoluta Frech 1902
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 transitorium Spath 1930
Invalid names: Acanthophiceras Diener 1916 [synonym]
G. †Vishnuites Diener 1897
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Subg. †Vishnuites (Paravishnuites) Spath 1935
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†Vishnuites (Paravishnuites) oxynotus Spath 1935
†Vishnuites (Paravishnuites) striatus Spath 1935
†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
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Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Olenekian or 259.90000 to 247.20000 Ma
Collections (977 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wuchiapingian | Pakistan | Ophiceras bilotense (126459) | |
| Changhsingian | Pakistan (Punjab) | Ophiceras connectens (41559) | |
| Induan | India | Danubites rigidus, Danubites sitala, Ophiceras dharma (211001) Ophiceras tibeticum, Ophiceras serpentinum (210992) | |
| Induan | Vietnam | Ophiceras commune (44783) | |
| Induan | Russian Federation | Gyronites subdharmus (61960) | |
| Induan | China (Anhui) | Flemingites sp., Gyronites sp., Lytophiceras sp., Gyrophiceras sp., Gyrolecanites sp. (95654) | |
| Induan | India (Kashmir) | Acanthophiceras gibbosum, Ophiceras tibeticum, Ophiceras serpentinum (215001) | |
| Induan | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Ophiceras sp. (212933 212966) | |
| Induan | India (Himachal Pradesh) | Danubites rigidus, Flemingites guyerdeti (211002) Rohillites rohilla (73224) Rohillites sp. 1, Rohillites rohilla (73222) | |
| Early/Lower Triassic | Pakistan | Prionolobus impressus, Koninckites davidsonianus (143617) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Dienerian | Azerbaijan | Gyronites sp. (110726) Kymatites sp. (110640) | |
| Dienerian | Greenland | Ophiceras sp. (196948) | |
| Dienerian | Russian Federation (Primorye) | Gyronites sp. (47203) Gyronites subdharmus (47219 47227 47228 47229 47231 47238 47245 47261 47263) Lytophiceras eusacuntala (47262) Lytophiceras eusakuntala, Gyronites subdharmus (47225) | |
| Dienerian | China (Anhui) | Flemingites sp. (149192) | |
| Dienerian | USA (Nevada) | Ambites lilangensis (106526 106527 106528 106529 106530) Ambites radiatus (120318) Gyronites frequens (238995 238996) Gyronites frequens, Gyronites bullatus (238997) Gyronites rigidus (238990 238991 238992 238994) Gyronites rigidus, Ghazalaites roohiae (238993) Meekoceras lilangense (96955) | |
| Dienerian | China (Xizang) | Ambites atavus (229732) Ambites discus (229701 229702 229734 229735 229736) Ambites lilangensis (229738) Ambites lilangensis, Ambites bjerageri (229737) Ambites nyingmai (229703) Ambites radiatus, Ambites bojeseni (229733) Ambites sp. (189588 189589 229704) Ghazalaites roohii (229781) Ghazalaites roohii, Gyronites dubius (229697) Ghazalaites roohii, Gyronites rigidus, Gyronites dubius (229729) Gyronites dubius (229698 229727 229728) Gyronites levilatus (229730) Gyronites plicosus (229784 229785) Gyronites plicosus, Ghazalaites roohii (229782) Gyronites plicosus, Ghazalaites roohii, Gyronites sitala (229783) Gyronites rigidus, Gyronites dubius (229780) Gyronites schwanderi (229700) Gyronites sp., Gyronites frequens, Gyronites schwanderi (229731) Gyronites sp., Gyronites plicosus, Gyronites sitala (229699) Kingites davidsonianus (229705 229706 229707 229708) Kyoktites hebeiseni, Gyronites dubius (229696) Kyoktites sp., Kyoktites hebeiseni, Ghazalaites roohii, Gyronites rigidus, Gyronites dubius (229695) Xenodiscoides sp. A, Kingites korni, Kingites davidsonianus (229709) Xenodiscoides sp. B, Xenodiscoides sp. C, Shamaraites sp. (226379) | |
| Dienerian | China (Guizhou) | Gyronitidae indet., Ambites radiatus (198890) Kymatites yanjiaensis (113869) Pleurambites sp., Meekophiceras franklini (113870) | |
| Dienerian | Canada (British Columbia) | Ambites fulginatus (61984 61985) Ambites fuliginatus (105257 105258 105265 105267 105309 141648) Ambites fuliginatus, Pleurambites frechi, Ambites wissneri (141647) Meekophiceras columbianum (137502) Pleurambites frechi (61986 105266 105300 105308) Prionolobus lilangense (62472) Xenodiscoides calnani (105303 141643) | |
| Dienerian - Smithian | China (Guangxi) | Flemingites rohilla (44010) | |
| Dienerian - Spathian | China | Xenodiscoides rotula, Xenodiscoides trapezoidalis, Vishnuites marginalis, Lingyunites discoides (44006) | |