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Beloceratidae

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Beloceratidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Beloceratidae Hyatt
1884Beloceratinae Hyatt
1990Beloceratidae Yatskov p. 44
1990Sinobeloceratinae Yatskov p. 44
1990Beloceratinae Yatskov p. 46
2002Beloceratidae Korn and Klug p. 121
2006Beloceratidae Korn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderGephuroceratinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyBelocerataceae
familyBeloceratidae
familyBeloceratidae

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. †Beloceratidae Hyatt 1884
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G. †Beloceras Hyatt 1884
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Beloceras jorfense Korn et al. 2011
Beloceras praecursor Frech 1902
Beloceras sagittarium Sandberger and Sandberger 1851
Beloceras stenumbilicatum Bogoslovsky 1958
Beloceras tenuistriatum d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
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Invalid names: Ammonites multilobatus Beyrich 1837 [replaced], Beloceras bogoslovskyi Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Beloceras gallicum Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Beloceras glenisteri Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Beloceras petterae Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Beloceras ruani Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Beloceras shidianensis Yang 1984 [synonym], Beloceras termieri Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Ceratobeloceras schulzi House and Kirchgasser 1985 [synonym]
Beloceras webbelense Korn et al. 2011
Invalid names: Beloceras (Beloceras) Hyatt 1884 [invalid subgroup], Ceratobeloceras House and Kirchgasser 1985 [synonym], Idiobeloceras Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
G. †Eobeloceras Schindewolf 1936
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Eobeloceras multiseptatum von Buch 1832
G. †Merzougites Klug 2002
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Merzougites marionae Klug 2002
G. †Mesobeloceras Glenister 1958
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Mesobeloceras acutodorsatum Dybczinski 1913
Mesobeloceras acutum Chao 1956
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Invalid names: Chaoceras chaoi Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
Mesobeloceras boreale Yatskov 1984
Mesobeloceras denckmanni Wedekind 1913
Mesobeloceras glenisteri Yatskov 1990
Mesobeloceras kayseri Holzapfel 1882
Mesobeloceras subacutum Petter 1958
Mesobeloceras thomasi Glenister 1958
Invalid names: Atopobeloceras Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Sinobeloceras Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
G. †Naplesites Yatskov 1990
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Naplesites housei Montesinos and Henn 1986
Naplesites iynx Clarke 1898
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Invalid names: Chaoceras clarkei Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
Naplesites naplesense Clarke 1898
Invalid names: Chaoceras Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
Invalid names: Beloceratinae Hyatt 1884 [invalid subgroup], Sinobeloceratinae Yatskov 1990 [invalid subgroup]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 382.70000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Germany Beloceras sp. (197088)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Beloceras sagittarium (135671 135672 135674 135693 135694 157753) Beloceras sp., Beloceras webbelense, Beloceras tenuistriatum (135669) Beloceras tenuistriatum, Beloceras sagittarium (135679) Beloceras webbelense (157755)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Spain (Aragon) Beloceras sp. (40448)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Morocco Beloceras jorfense (135661) Beloceras petterae (135676 135677 135692 157756 157757) Beloceras sp., Beloceras petterae (135678)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Beloceras tenuistriatum (39062 39063 39065 39066 39067 39068) Mesobeloceras housei (39053) Mesobeloceras sp., Mesobeloceras iynx, Mesobeloceras housei (39052) Mesobeloceras thomasi (39061)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Algeria Mesobeloceras kayseri (40456)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5USA (New York) Naplesites naplesense (136491)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Germany (Hesse) Beloceras sp., Beloceras tenuistriatum, Beloceras sagittarium (135670)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Kazakhstan Beloceras sagittarium (172140) Beloceras sagittarium, Beloceras stenumbilicatum (172139)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Germany Beloceras sagittarium (135675 157754)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Australia (Western Australia) Beloceras sagittarium (170951 170961 170962 170967 170968 170969 170970 170973 170974 170975 170976 170977 170981 170982 170983 170984 170985) Beloceras sagittarium, Mesobeloceras thomasi (170950) Beloceras tenuistriatum (39055 39058) Mesobeloceras thomasi (39054)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Germany (Thuringia) Beloceras teinuistriatum (234878)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1France (Alsace) Beloceras sagittarium (223501 223518) Beloceras tenuistriatum, Ceratobeloceras schulzi (38675)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Russian Federation (Altai Krai) Beloceras sagittarium (172141)