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Somoholitidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Somoholitidae

Taxonomy
Somoholitidae was named by Ruzhencev (1938).

It was assigned to Gastriocerataceae by Titus (2000); to Somoholitaceae by Leonova (2002), Korn (2006); and to Shumarditoidea by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Somoholitidae Ruzhencev
2000Somoholitidae Titus p. 43
2002Somoholitidae Leonova
2006Somoholitidae Korn
2009Somoholitidae Furnish et al. p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyShumarditoidea(Plummer and Scott 1937)
familySomoholitidaeRuzhencev 1938
familySomoholitidaeRuzhencev 1938

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. †Somoholitidae Ruzhencev 1938
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G. †Andrianovia Boardman et al. 1994
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†Andrianovia bogoslovskyi Andrianov 1985
†Andrianovia gorbunovi Andrianov 1985
†Andrianovia sakmarae Ruzhentsev 1938
†Andrianovia ustritskyi Borissenkov 2004
G. †Neoshumardites Ruzhencev 1936
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†Neoshumardites angustilobus Andrianov 1985
†Neoshumardites hyperboreus Ruzhencev 1961
†Neoshumardites munugudzhensis Kutygin and Ganelin 2013
†Neoshumardites nassichuki Kutygin and Ganelin 2013
†Neoshumardites triceps Ruzhentsev 1936
G. †Somoholites Ruzhencev 1938
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†Somoholites andrianovi Kutygin 1999
†Somoholites artus Ruzhentsev 1951
†Somoholites bamberi Nassichuk 1975
†Somoholites beluensis Haniel 1915
†Somoholites belyaevi Voronov 1992
†Somoholites deroeveri Saunders 1971
†Somoholites dolium Ruzhentsev 1950
†Somoholites glomerosus Ruzhentsev 1950
†Somoholites ikensis Ruzhentsev 1950
†Somoholites merriami Miller and Furnish 1940
†Somoholites miharanoroensis Ehiro et al. 2014
†Somoholites sagittarius Saunders 1971
†Somoholites sebyanicus Kutygin 1999
†Somoholites serus Bogoslovskaya 1997
†Somoholites shikhanensis Ruzhencev 1938
†Somoholites sholakensis Ruzhentsev 1950
†Somoholites walkeri Webster and Lane 1967
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Titus 2000Cadiconic to subcadiconic forms with highly “pouched” external and internal lobes (deep constrictions at the bases). May or may not have multiple spiral lirae, but lacks a single strong spiral cord on the umbilical shoulder.
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 Desmoinesian to the top of the Artinskian or 312.80000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Somoholites bamberi (170724) Somoholites merriami (62646 170699)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Somoholites sp. (79330)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Canada (Nunavut) Somoholites bamberi (76938)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Somoholites glomerosus (172290)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation Somoholites glomerosus (172255 172256 172257 172258 172259 172260 172261 172263 172271 172292 172364) Somoholites glomerosus, Somoholites dolium (172272) Somoholites ikensis (172369)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Kazakhstan Somoholites glomerosus (172278 172370) Somoholites ikensis (81349) Somoholites sholakensis (81348 172366) Somoholites sp. (81350 81352 81354 81358)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Neoshumardites gaptankensis (43455)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation (Orenburg) Somoholites glomerosus (172293)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Canada (Nunavut) Somoholites artus (115639)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Kazakhstan Somoholites sp. (81360 81361 81364)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation Somoholites serus (66116) Somoholites sp. (111028 111029)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Japan Somoholites miharanoroensis (116014) Somoholites sp. (214599)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Somoholites shikhanensis (204136)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Tajikistan Somoholites sp. (102492)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Somoholites shikhanensis (217204)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Somoholites shikhanensis (217201)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) Somoholites beluensis (115745)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Andrianovia ustritskyi (86578) Neoshumardites hyperboreus (103649) Neoshumardites munugudzhensis, Neoshumardites nassichuki (138947) Preshumardites bogoslovskyi (102338) Preshumardites gorbunovi (102335) Somoholites beluensis (102103) Somoholites belyaevi (119517)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Timor-Leste Somoholites beluensis (61939)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Nunavut) Neoshumardites sakmarae (111866 115751)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Kazakhstan Neoshumardites triceps (125111 125114 125117)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation Neoshumardites triceps (116790 172395)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation (Orenburg) Neoshumardites triceps (125109 125110)