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Schistoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Schistoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Schistoceratidae Schmidt
2006Schistoceratidae Korn
2009Schistoceratidae Furnish et al. p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilySchistoceratoidea(Schmidt 1929)
familySchistoceratidaeSchmidt 1929
familySchistoceratidaeSchmidt 1929

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. †Schistoceratidae Schmidt 1929
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G. †Bendoceras Plummer and Scott 1937
G. †Branneroceras Plummer and Scott 1937
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Branneroceras branneri Smith 1896
Branneroceras hillsi Nassichuk 1975
Branneroceras nicholasi Nassichuk 1975
G. †Diaboloceras Miller and Furnish 1940
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Diaboloceras involutum Nassichuk 1975
Diaboloceras neumeieri Quinn and Carr 1963
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Invalid names: Gastrioceras smithwickense Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
Paralegoceras (Diaboloceras) varicostatum Miller and Furnish 1940
Invalid names: Trigonogastrioceras [synonym]
G. †Eoschistoceras Ruzhencev 1952
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Eoschistoceras strawnense Plummer and Scott 1937
G. †Inzeroceras Ruzhencev 1974
G. †Paralegoceras Hyatt 1884
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Subg. †Paralegoceras (Pericleites) Renz 1910
Paralegoceras iowense Meek and Worthen 1860
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Invalid names: Paralegoceras newsomi Smith 1903 [synonym]
Paralegoceras texanum Shumard 1863
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Invalid names: Bendoceras shumardi Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
G. †Paraschistoceras Plummer and Scott 1937
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Paraschistoceras costiferum Plummer and Scott 1937
Paraschistoceras optatum Ruzhentsev 1950
G. †Rodiezmoceras Wagner-Gentis 1971
G. †Schistoceras Hyatt 1884
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Schistoceras missouriense Miller and Faber 1892
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Invalid names: Goniatites fultonensis Miller and Gurley 1896 [synonym], Metaschistoceras heilprini Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym], Schistoceras diversecostatum Böse 1919 [synonym], Schistoceras hyatti Smith 1903 [synonym], Schistoceras smithi Böse 1919 [synonym]
Schistoceras suburalense Ruzhentsev 1950
Schistoceras unicum Miller and Owen 1937
Schistoceras uralense Ruzhentsev 1939
Invalid names: Metaschistoceras Plummer and Scott 1937 [synonym]
G. †Trettinoceras Nassichuk 1975
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Trettinoceras ellesmerensis Nassichuk 1975
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 318.70000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (144 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) Diaboloceras neumeieri (79329)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Gastrioceras branneri (43205 43349 43356 43359 43363 43367 43375 43380 43422 43423 43424 43428 43429 43430 43434 43438) Paralegoceras texanum (43441 43443 43444 43445 43446 43447 43449)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Arkansas) Gastrioceras branneri (157958 157959 157979) Paralegoceras iowense (158037)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Ukraine Branneroceras sp. A (228668 228669 228671 228672) Branneroceras sp. B (228670)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nunavut) Branneroceras branneri (90768 170661 170662 170663 170687 170688) Branneroceras branneri, Branneroceras nicholasi (170656 170657 170659 170660) Branneroceras sp., Branneroceras branneri, Branneroceras hillsi (170658)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Texas) Bendoceras shumardi, Paralegoceras texanum, Paralegoceras iowense, Gastrioceras smithwickense (79328) Bendoceras texanum (131239 131330 131331) Branneroceras branneri (128576) Gastrioceras smithwickense, Bendoceras shumardi, Bendoceras moorei (128626)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Diaboloceras involutum (62646 62652 170668 170669 170691 170698 170705 170721) Diaboloceras neumeieri (170670) Diaboloceras neumeieri, Diaboloceras involutum (170701) Diaboloceras sp. (170711 170717) Phaneroceras sp. (62696)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arkansas) Diaboloceras neumeieri (170866) Paralegoceras texanum (158013) Paralegoceras varicostatum (158003 158005 158006 158008 158014)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Paralegoceras textum, Paralegoceras iowense (91530)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Paraschistoceras costiferum (131373 131375 131376) Paraschistoceras reticulatum (131383) Paraschistoceras strawnense (131339) Schistoceras smithi (131119) Schistoceras smithi, Paraschistoceras reticulatum (128580)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Eoschistoceras strawnense (170916) Paraschistoceras sp. (217432) Schistoceras unicum (170338)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Schistoceras missouriense (159900)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Schistoceras sp. (175212)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Kazakhstan Paraschistoceras optatum (172370) Paraschistoceras optatum, Schistoceras uralense (172279)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation Paraschistoceras optatum (172255 172257 172261 172263) Paraschistoceras optatum, Schistoceras uralense (172259 172260) Schistoceras suburalense (172254)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Paraschistoceras hildrethi (128581 128582 131372) Schistoceras diversecostatum (128583 128585 128645) Schistoceras hyatti (43455 43476 43483 43484 43485) Schistoceras missouriense (128584 131324 131325 131326) Schistoceras missouriense, Paraschistoceras hildrethi (128678) Schistoceras sp. (43486 43488 43490)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Schistoceras sp. (44351)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Schistoceras missouriense (217891 217893 217894 217897 217901 217905 217906 217908 217913 217915 217921 217927 217929 217932 217952 217958 217960 217979 217986 217992 218010 218014 218017 218019 218024 218029 219193) Schistoceras sp. (220414)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Schistoceras sp. (43482)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3Timor-Leste Paralegoceras timorensis (21163)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Metaschistoceras heilprini (110988)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Paralegoceras sp. (125928)