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Prionoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Prionoceratidae Hyatt
2006Prionoceratidae Korn
2009Prionoceratidae Furnish et al. p. 2
2016Prionoceratidae Korn and Sudar p. 193

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyPrionoceratoidea()
familyPrionoceratidaeHyatt 1884
familyPrionoceratidaeHyatt 1884

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. †Prionoceratidae Hyatt 1884
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Subfm. †Acutimitoceratinae Korn 1994
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G. †Sulcimitoceras Kusina 1985
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G. †Amoeboceras Hyatt 1900
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†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) alticarinatum Mesezhnikov and Romm 1973
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Invalid names: Amoebites acanthophorus Buckman 1925 [synonym], Amoeboceras (Amoebites) irregulare Spath 1935 [synonym]
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) mesezhnikovi Sykes and Surlyk 1975
†Amoeboceras (Amoebites) pulchrum Mesezhnikov and Romm 1973
†Amoeboceras alternans von Buch 1831
Invalid names: Prionoceras Buckman 1920 [objective synonym]
G. †Balvia Lange 1929
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Subg. †Balvia (Balvia) Lange 1929
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Subg. †Balvia (Mayneoceras) Selwood 1960
Invalid names: Effenbergia Korn 2002 [synonym]
Subfm. †Balviinae Korn 2002
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G. †Kenseyoceras Selwood 1960
G. †Cunitoceras Weyer 1972
Subfm. †Imitoceratinae Ruzhentsev 1950
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G. †Imitoceras Schindewolf 1923
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Subg. †Imitoceras (Imitoceras) Schindewolf 1923
†Imitoceras dimidium Korn et al. 2010
†Imitoceras oxydentale Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
†Imitoceras sinuatum Gordon 1964
†Imitoceras strictum Korn et al. 2010
†Prionoceras (Imitoceras) werriense Campbell and Engel 1963
G. †Irinoceras Ruzhencev 1947
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†Irinoceras arcuatum Ruzhentsev 1947
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Invalid names: Prionoceras (Irinoceras) stevanovici Kullmann 1962 [synonym]
†Irinoceras minutum Korn et al. 2003
†Irinoceras ornatissimum Koninck 1882
†Irinoceras romingeri Winchell 1862
†Irinoceras schulzei Kullmann 1963
G. †Mimimitoceras Korn 1988
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†Mimimitoceras geminum Korn 1992
†Mimimitoceras liratum Schmidt 1924
†Mimimitoceras rotersi Korn 1992
†Mimimitoceras transiens Becker and Zong 2015
†Mimimitoceras varicosum Schindewolf 1923
G. †Paragattendorfia Schindewolf 1924
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†Paragattendorfia aboussalamae Bockwinkel and Ebbighausen 2006
Invalid names: Globimitoceras Korn 1994 [synonym]
G. †Rectimitoceras Becker 1996
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†Rectimitoceras linearis Muenster 1832
G. †Triimitoceras Korn et al. 2003
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†Triimitoceras tantulum Korn et al. 2010
Invalid names: Prionoceratinae Hyatt 1884 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Famennian to the top of the Middle Tithonian or 368.50000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (233 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Tajikistan Imitoceras sp. (184359)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Algeria Mimimitoceras sp. (236895)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany Balvia globulare, Balvia biforme, Balvia nucleus, Balvia sp., Mimimitoceras sp., Mimimitoceras liratum, Mimimitoceras trizonatum (38647)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Imitoceras sp. (38643)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Sauerland) Prionoceras frechi (235206)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Bayern) Mimimitoceras sp. (38664)
Wocklum372.15 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Rectimitoceras alternatum (242290)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan Imitoceras sp., Prionoceras sulcatum, Prionoceras divisum (172161) Prionoceras frechi (172164) Prionoceras sulcatum (172162)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Morocco Prionoceras divisum (170800 170803 170804 170818 170819 170820) Prionoceras divisum, Prionoceras frechi (135655 170802) Prionoceras sp. (170810)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Kazakhstan (Chelyabinsk) Prionoceras divisum, Prionoceras frechi (172159)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2China (Xinjiang) Prionoceras frechi (172219)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany Mimimitoceras liratum (172523) Mimimitoceras trizonatum (172515)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Kazakhstan Imitoceras pompeckji, Imitoceras sp. (172165) Imitoceras varicosum, Imitoceras liratum, Imitoceras substriatum (172166)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Imitoceras lineare (234931) Imitoceras lineare, Imitoceras substriatum, Imitoceras varicosum, Imitoceras subbilobatum, Kenseyoceras rostrata (234932)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Morocco Balvia falx, Mimimitoceras sp., Mimimitoceras liratum (170731) Balvia falx, Mimimitoceras sp., Mimimitoceras liratum, Mimimitoceras geminum (170728) Balvia lens, Mimimitoceras liratum (170736) Balvia lens, Mimimitoceras sp., Mimimitoceras liratum (170733 170734) Mimimitoceras lineare (170756 170825) Mimimitoceras nageli, Mimimitoceras liratum (170735) Mimimitoceras nageli, Mimimitoceras sp. (170737) Mimimitoceras sp. (170729 170812 170823) Mimimitoceras sp., Mimimitoceras liratum (170725 170727 170730 170813) Mimimitoceras sp., Mimimitoceras liratum, Mimimitoceras geminum (170814) Prionoceras divisum (135649 135650 135651) Prionoceras divisum, Prionoceras frechi (135652)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Prionoceras sulcatum, Prionoceras divisum (135751)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Xinjiang) Mimimitoceras geminum, Mimimitoceras transiens, Mimimitoceras rotersi (172433) Mimimitoceras transiens, Mimimitoceras rotersi (172432)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Canada (Alberta) Imitoceras discoidale (35545)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Austria Balvia sp. (38603 38608)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation Mimimitoceras sp. (190001)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Guizhou) Imitoceras substriatum (3954)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Australia (New South Wales) Prionoceras sp. (75621)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7China (Guizhou) Imitoceras sp., Prionoceras sp. (218974)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7United Kingdom (England) Imitoceras sp. (38448)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Austria Mimimitoceras crestaverde, Mimimitoceras sp. (38616) Mimimitoceras sp. (38610 38612 38613 38614)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7China (Guangxi) Imitoceras sp. (12496)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Paragattendorfia sphaeroides, Paragattendorfia patens, Globimitoceras globiforme, Mimimitoceras hoennense, Mimimitoceras varicosum (38646)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Kentucky) Imitoceras sp. (5508)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Australia (New South Wales) Prionoceras sp. (75614) Prionoceras werriense (75622)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Arkansas) Imitoceras sinuatum (157673 157674) Imitoceras sp. (157687)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Yukon) Imitoceras sp. (548)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) Imitoceras rotatorium (5596)
Kinderhookian - Ivorian358.86 - 346.7USA (New Mexico) Imitoceras sp. (6213)
Kinderhookian - Ivorian358.86 - 346.7USA (Montana) Imitoceras sp. (6215)
Kinderhookian - Ivorian358.86 - 346.7USA (Nevada) Imitoceras sp. (6238 6239)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7China Balvia tetrgona (162313)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany Imitoceras subacre, Imitoceras disciforme, Imitoceras varicosum, Imitoceras subbilobatum, Imitoceras carinatum, Imitoceras liratum (64681)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Chile Imitoceras sp. (34753)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) Imitoceras sp. (217186)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany (Bayern) Mimimitoceras varicosum (38665)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Uzbekistan Imitoceras sp. (172401 172413)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany (Thuringen) Mimimitoceras varicosum (38662)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Algeria Imitoceras dimidium (135372 135398 135402 135409 135432 135434 135435 135436 135446 135478) Imitoceras dimidium, Imitoceras strictum (135397 135405 135407 135408 135431 135479) Imitoceras dimidium, Imitoceras strictum, Triimitoceras tantulum (135404 135448) Imitoceras strictum, Triimitoceras tantulum (135369) Triimitoceras tantulum (135400)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Morocco Imitoceras sp. (66203 66204) Mimimitoceras hoennense, Mimimitoceras varicosum, Paragattendorfia aboussalamae, Imitoceras oxydentale (66287) Mimimitoceras varicosum, Imitoceras oxydentale (66285) Triimitoceras epiwocklumeriforme, Irinoceras minutum (66200 66201)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Serbia Imitoceras sp. (177501)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7China (Guangxi) Imitoceras subbilobatus, Imitoceras sp. (12495)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Spain (Balearen) Prionoceras latecostatum (229174)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Kazakhstan Irinoceras arcuatum (166868 166869 166871)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Morocco Irinoceras sp. (157749)
Brigantian - Pendleian335.9 - 326.9Serbia Irinoceras arcuatum (177514 177515 177524) Prionoceras stevanovici (178460)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9Russian Federation (Orenburg) Irinoceras arcuatum (166475 166941 166944)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9Kazakhstan Irinoceras arcuatum (8421 166865 166866 166873 166874 166875 166876 166878 166879 166880 166881 166882 166884 166885 166886 166888 166891 166892 166893 166894 166895)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Irinoceras arcuatum (166949)
Noginskian276.8 - 264.9USA (Kansas) Imitoceras grahamense (11595)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Malaysia (Kelantan) Imitoceras sp. (211367)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian165.3 - 149.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Amoeboceras kochi (212478)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Amoeboceras alternans (12292 12293 13124) Amoeboceras truculentum, Amoeboceras alternans (12291)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Svalbard and Jan Mayen Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras nathorsti (212944 212975)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Amoeboceras sp. (163740)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Greenland Amoeboceras sp. (1405 1464 1468)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras kitchini (212493)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Amoeboceras sp. (163722)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Russian Federation Amoeboceras alternoides, Amoeboceras transitorium, Amoeboceras glosense, Amoeboceras ilovaiskii (58828) Amoeboceras damoni, Amoeboceras koldeweyense, Amoeboceras ilovaiskii (58829) Amoeboceras ilovaiskii, Amoeboceras alternoides (58827) Amoeboceras koldeweyense, Amoeboceras serratum, Amoeboceras talbejense (58830) Amoeboceras serratum, Amoeboceras ovale (58832) Amoeboceras serratum, Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras regulare, Amoeboceras tuberculatoaltemans, Amoeboceras ovale (190542) Amoeboceras tuberculatoalternans, Amoeboceras serratum, Amoeboceras gerassimovi, Amoeboceras freboldi, Amoeboceras leucum, Amoeboceras ovale (58833) Amoeboceras tuberculatoalternans, Amoeboceras serratum, Amoeboceras ovale (58831)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany Amoeboceras alternans (167935 197602)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Amoeboceras freboldi, Amoeboceras ovale (62728) Amoeboceras ovale (12304)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Amoeboceras sp. (4097)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21USA (Alaska) Amoeboceras sp. (5455 5467 5470)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21USA (California) Amoeboceras dubium (192834)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Amoeboceras pinguiforme (164298) Amoeboceras salfeldi, Amoeboceras pulchrum, Amoeboceras spathi (163992) Amoeboceras salfeldi, Amoeboceras spathi (163993) Amoeboceras salfeldi, Amoeboceras subkitchini (163994) Amoeboceras spathi (164300) Amoeboceras subkitchini (163995) Amoeboceras subkitchini, Amoeboceras alticarinatum, Amoeboceras pulchrum (163996) Amoeboceras subkitchini, Amoeboceras kitchini (163997)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Russian Federation Amoebites kitchini (190891 190892) Amoebites sp. (58846 191019) Amoebites sp., Amoeboceras sp. (58845) Amoeboceras cricki (58843) Amoeboceras kitchini (58840) Amoeboceras sp. (58841) Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras kitchini (58837)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Russian Federation (Siberia) Amoeboceras kitchini (58775) Amoeboceras kitchini, Amoeboceras spathi (58774) Amoeboceras pingueforme (58773)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Svalbard and Jan Mayen Cardioceras kitchini (211832)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Germany (Bavaria) Amoeboceras sp. (212932)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Russian Federation Amoebites peregrinator, Amoebites kapffi, Amoebites sp. (191017) Amoebites sp. (191018)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Russian Federation Amoebites bayi (190560) Amoebites bayi, Amoebites ernesti (190538) Amoebites bayi, Amoebites sp. (190540) Amoeboceras schulginae (190558) Amoeboceras sp. (190557 190572) Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras schulginae (190564)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Amoeboceras kitschini (212800) Amoeboceras kochi, Amoeboceras kitchini, Amoeboceras sokolovi (212945 212976) Amoeboceras salfeldi (212492) Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras elegans (212799) Cardioceras kitchini (212014 212015 212016 212017 212018 213103)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) Amoeboceras kitchini (58779) Amoeboceras postacanthophorum (164005) Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras sp. (58782) Amoeboceras uralensis, Amoeboceras kitchini, Amoeboceras sp. (58780)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation (Komi) Amoeboceras postacanthophorum (164004)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Amoeboceras elegans (164304) Amoeboceras kitchini (164301) Amoeboceras sokolovi (164302)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation Amoeboceras sp. (58848) Amoeboceras sp., Amoeboceras volgae, Amoeboceras subtilicostatum (58853)
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation Amoeboceras reclinatoalternans (190665)