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Mimoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Mimoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mimoceratidae was named by Steinmann (1890).

It was assigned to Anarcestaceae by Arkell et al. (1957); and to Mimosphinctaceae by Korn and Klug (2002), Korn (2006).

Entered
by D. Korn on 2007-01-25; modified by D. Korn on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Mimoceratidae Steinmann
1957Mimoceratidae Arkell et al. p. 29
2002Mimoceratidae Korn and Klug p. 63
2006Mimoceratidae Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderAgoniatitinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyMimosphinctaceaeErben 1953
familyMimoceratidaeSteinmann 1890
familyMimoceratidaeSteinmann 1890

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. †Mimoceratidae Steinmann 1890
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G. †Gyroceratites Meyer 1831
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Gyroceratites circularis Barrande 1865
Gyroceratites glaber Bogoslovsky 1961
Gyroceratites gracilis Bronn 1835
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Invalid names: Ammonites compressus Beyrich 1837 [synonym], Goniatites ambigena Barrande 1865 [synonym]
Gyroceratites heinricherbeni De Baets et al. 2013
Gyroceratites laevis Eichenberg 1931
Gyroceratites pallantianus Montesinos and Truyols-Massoni 1987
Invalid names: Aphyllites Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym], Lamelloceras Erben 1960 [synonym], Mimoceras Hyatt 1884 [synonym]
G. †Klugites Aboussalam et al. 2015
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Klugites gesinae Klug 2001
G. †Lenzites Becker and House 1994
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Lenzites lenzi House and Pedder 1963
Invalid names: Mimoceratinae Steinmann 1890 [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: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 410.62000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Gyroceratites gracilis (12183)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Gyroceratites gracilis (12148)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Gyroceratites heinricherbeni (163369) Gyroceratites sp. (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Lenzites gesinae (150580 150581)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Czechia Gyroceras circulare (173000) Gyroceratites laevis (12147 172646 172996)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Spain (Palencia) Gyroceratites laevis (40349)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Morocco Gyroceratites gracilis (27117) Gyroceratites laevis (38746) Klugites gesinae (211364)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Czechia Gyroceratites laevis (172658)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Gyroceratites circularis (12112)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Tajikistan Gyroceratites laevis (45793)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Morocco Gyroceratites laevis (27071 27072)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) Gyroceratites glaber (171998)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) Gyroceratites gracilis (75905)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Palencia) Gyroceratites gracilis (40350)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Czechia Gyroceratites gracilis (172654 172657 172738 172739 172740 172988 172989 172990 172991 172992 172993 172994 172995) Gyroceratites gracilis, Gyroceratites laevis (12144 172653 172656) Gyroceratites laevis (172997 172998 172999)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Morocco Gyroceratites laevis (27114)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95China (Guangxi) Gyroceratites gracilis (25756)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) Gyroceratites gracilis (171999)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) Gyroceratites gracilis (25063)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Morocco Gyroceratites gracilis (27146)