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Metalegoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Metalegoceratidae

Taxonomy

Metalegoceratidae was named by Plummer and Scott (1937).

It was assigned to Neoicocerataceae by Leonova (1989), Leonova (2002), Korn (2006); and to Neoicoceratoidea by Furnish et al. (2009), Zhou (2017).

Subtaxa

Clinolobinae, Eothinitinae, Metalegoceratinae

Synonyms

Pericycloceratidae was named by Zhao and Zheng (1977).

It was reranked as the subfamily Pericycloceratinae by Leonova (2002); it was synonymized subjectively with Metalegoceratidae by Furnish et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Metalegoceratidae by Leonova (2002); and to Neoicocerataceae by Leonova (1989), Korn (2006).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1937	Metalegoceratidae Plummer and Scott p. 258
1977	Pericycloceratidae Zhao and Zheng
1989	Metalegoceratidae Leonova p. 118
1989	Pericycloceratidae Leonova p. 123
2002	Metalegoceratidae Leonova
2002	Pericycloceratinae Leonova
2006	Metalegoceratidae Korn
2006	Pericycloceratidae Korn
2009	Metalegoceratidae Furnish et al. p. 174
2017	Metalegoceratidae Zhou p. 76

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Goniatitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Goniatitina	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Neoicoceratoidea	(Hyatt 1900)
family	Metalegoceratidae
family	Metalegoceratidae

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. †Metalegoceratidae Plummer and Scott 1937

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Subfm. †Clinolobinae Miller and Furnish 1957

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G. †Clinolobus Gemmellaro 1887

†Clinolobus telleri Gemmellaro 1887

Subfm. †Eothinitinae Ruzhentsev 1956

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G. †Eothinites Ruzhencev 1933

†Eothinites aktastensis Ruzhentsev 1933

†Eothinites aktubensis Ruzhencev 1933

†Eothinites cancellatus Leonova 1992

†Eothinites convexus Leonova 1989

†Eothinites evolutus Leonova 1992

†Eothinites hessensis Miller and Furnish 1940

†Eothinites kargalensis Ruzhentsev 1933

Invalid names: Rhiphaeites aktubensis Ruzhentsev 1933 [synonym], Riphaeites schabalkini Tumanskaya 1939 [synonym]

†Eothinites planulatus Plummer and Scott 1937

†Eothinites pseudomeneghinii Haniel 1915

†Eothinites schabalkini Tumanskaya 1939

†Eothinites solitus Leonova 1989

†Eothinites stenomphalus Ruzhentsev 1956

†Eothinites usvensis Bogoslovskaya 1962

Invalid names: Rhiphaeites Ruzhentsev 1933 [synonym]

G. †Epiglyphioceras Spath 1930

†Epiglyphioceras gracile Gemmellaro 1887

†Epiglyphioceras meneghinii Gemmellaro 1887

G. †Glenisterites Zhou 2017

†Glenisterites sidazhaiensis Zhou 2017

Invalid names: Glenisteroceras Zhou 2017 [replaced]

Subfm. †Metalegoceratinae Plummer and Scott 1937

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G. †Bransonoceras Miller and Parizek 1948

†Bransonoceras bakeri Miller and Parizek 1948

†Bransonoceras costatum Zhao and Zheng 1977

†Bransonoceras longyinense Zhou 2017

Invalid names: Eolegoceras Leonova 1989 [synonym], Pericycloceras Zhao and Zheng 1977 [synonym]

G. †Juresanites Maximova 1940

†Juresanites campbelli Teichert and Glenister 1952

†Juresanites colemanensis Plummer and Scott 1937

†Juresanites hanieli Smith 1927

†Juresanites intermedius Shkolin 1992

†Juresanites jacksoni Etheridge Jr. 1907

†Juresanites kazakhorum Ruzhencev 1952

†Juresanites maximovae Andrianov 1985

†Juresanites melanesianum Smith 1927

†Juresanites originalis Shkolin 1992

†Juresanites primitivus Maximova 1935

†Juresanites somoholense Haniel 1915

G. †Metalegoceras Schindewolf 1931

Subg. †Metalegoceras (Artimetalegoceras) Boiko et al. 2008

†Metalegoceras (Artimetalegoceras) clarkei Miller 1936

Subg. †Metalegoceras (Metalegoceras) Schindewolf 1931

†Metalegoceras (Metalegoceras) ruzhencevi Boiko et al. 2008

†Metalegoceras ajdaralense Ruzhentsev 1933

Invalid names: Dodecalegoceras sunidukiensis Voinova 1934 [synonym]

†Metalegoceras arcticum Bogoslovskaya 1982

†Metalegoceras aricki Plummer and Scott 1937

†Metalegoceras australe Smith 1927

†Metalegoceras baylorense White 1891

†Metalegoceras bosterense Leonova 1989

†Metalegoceras crenatum Nassichuk et al. 1965

†Metalegoceras distale Ruzhencev 1938

†Metalegoceras evolutum Haniel 1915

†Metalegoceras gerassimovi Ruzhencev 1951

†Metalegoceras hudsoni Miller and Furnish 1957

†Metalegoceras kayi Glenister et al. 1973

†Metalegoceras klimovi Ruzhentsev 1956

†Metalegoceras liratum Zhao and Zheng 1977

†Metalegoceras noinskyi Ruzhencev 1951

†Metalegoceras pamiricum Leonova 1989

†Metalegoceras platyventrum Zhao and Zheng 1977

†Metalegoceras rotundatum Ruzhentsev 1956

†Metalegoceras schucherti Miller and Furnish 1940

†Metalegoceras shangraoense Zhao and Zheng 1977

†Metalegoceras shyndense Leonova 1989

†Metalegoceras sogurense Ruzhentsev 1933

†Metalegoceras sogurense sogurense Ruzhentsev 1956

†Metalegoceras sogurense razumowskajae Voinova 1934

†Metalegoceras spirale Zhao and Zheng 1977

†Metalegoceras striatum Teichert 1942

†Metalegoceras sundaicum Haniel 1915

†Metalegoceras toumanskayae Leonova 1989

†Metalegoceras tschernyschewi Karpinsky 1889

†Metalegoceras wanneri Smith 1927

Invalid names: Asianites Ruzhentsev 1933 [synonym], Dodecalegoceras Voinova 1934 [synonym], Parametalegoceras Bogoslovskaya 1982 [synonym], Pseudometalegoceras Bogoslovskaya 1985 [synonym]

G. †Pseudoschistoceras Teichert 1944

†Pseudoschistoceras gigas Smith 1927

†Pseudoschistoceras irianense Glenister 1983

†Pseudoschistoceras simile Teichert 1944

Invalid names: Pericycloceratidae Zhao and Zheng 1977 [synonym]

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 Asselian to the top of the Wordian or 298.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (139 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	Russian Federation	Juresanites maximovae (151151) Juresanites originalis (117897)
Asselian	298.9 - 293.52	Australia (Western Australia)	Juresanites jacksoni (82802)
Wolfcampian	298.9 - 286.0	USA (Texas)	Metalegoceras sp. (211422)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Canada (Yukon)	Metalegoceras crenatum (115714)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Kazakhstan	Juresanites intermedius (81373)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Australia (Western Australia)	Gastrioceras jacksoni (119040) Juresanites campbelli (108760) Metalegoceras campbelli (119041 119042) Metalegoceras clarkei (113127) Metalegoceras clarkei, Metalegoceras striatum (85021) Metalegoceras jacksoni (132754 172048) Metalegoceras kayi (101207) Metalegoceras n. sp. (108757) Metalegoceras striatum (119105)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	USA (New Mexico)	Metalegoceras baylorense (39155)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Malaysia	Metalegoceras sp. (82630)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Oman	Metalegoceras hudsoni (109845)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	USA (Texas)	Metalegoceras aricki (128621) Metalegoceras colemanense (113186)
Sakmarian	293.52 - 290.1	Russian Federation	Metalegoceras crenatum (103647) Parametalegoceras arcticum (88432)
Sakmarian - Artinskian	293.52 - 283.3	Indonesia (Timor)	Paralegoceras sundaicum (131192)
Sakmarian - Artinskian	293.52 - 283.3	Timor-Leste	Metalegoceras sundaicum (21163) Paralegoceras sundaicum (131171)
Sakmarian - Artinskian	293.52 - 283.3	Indonesia	Paralegoceras sundaicum (130652 133124)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	USA (Texas)	Goniatites baylorensis (108766) Metalegoceras baylorense (128587) Metalegoceras colemanense (75886 90007 101769 105720) Metalegoceras schucherti (43564 97275) Metalegoceras sp. (43578)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Russian Federation (Bashkortostan)	Eothinites sp. (125124) Metalegoceras sp. (125123) Metalegoceras tschernyschewi (125122)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	China (Guangxi)	Eothinites kargalensis (185586)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Indonesia (Timor)	Pseudoschistoceras gigas (132756)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Tajikistan	Eolegoceras murgabense (130239) Eothinites cancellatus (130282) Eothinites evolutus (130222) Eothinites evolutus, Eothinites cancellatus (130228) Eothinites schabalkini (130238) Metalegoceras shyndense (130244) Metalegoceras shyndense, Eothinites schabalkini (88897) Metalegoceras sp. (156578) Metalegoceras toumanskayae (130247) Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Metalegoceras pamiricum (130237) Riphaeites schabalkini (156577)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Kazakhstan (Aqtobe)	Eothinites sp., Metalegoceras ajdaralense, Metalegoceras tschernyschewi (125130)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Russian Federation (Orenburg)	Metalegoceras sogurense, Metalegoceras klimovi (116793)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Canada (Nunavut)	Metalegoceras crenatum (111866)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	China (Guizhou)	Eothinites kargalensis (185544) Eothinites kargalensis, Bransonoceras longyinense (185541 185542) Pseudoschistoceras sp., Bransonoceras longyinense (185543)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Russian Federation	Eothinites aktastensis (111239) Eothinites kargalensis, Eothinites stenomphalus (125127) Eothinites stenomphalus (125128) Metalegoceras ajdaralense, Eothinites aktastensis (116797) Metalegoceras klimovi, Metalegoceras ajdaralense, Metalegoceras tschernyschewi, Metalegoceras evolutum (116795) Metalegoceras sogurense, Metalegoceras ajdaralense (117788) Metalegoceras sogurense, Metalegoceras klimovi (116796)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	Kazakhstan	Eothinites kargalensis (116788 125092 125111 125112 125115) Eothinites kargalensis, Metalegoceras sogurense, Metalegoceras klimovi, Metalegoceras ajdaralense, Metalegoceras tschernyschewi, Eothinites stenomphalus, Metalegoceras evolutum (102148) Metalegoceras sogurense, Asianites ajdaralensis (116791) Metalegoceras sogurense, Metalegoceras ajdaralense, Eothinites aktastensis (116792) Metalegoceras sp. (125117) Metalegoceras sp., Eothinites kargalensis, Metalegoceras rotundatum (125114)
Artinskian	290.1 - 283.3	USA (New Mexico)	Bransonoceras bakeri (113080) Metalegoceras baylorense (113078)
Artinskian - Kungurian	290.1 - 274.4	USA (Texas)	Eothinites hessensis (105978)
Artinskian - Kungurian	290.1 - 274.4	Indonesia	Metalegoceras australe, Metalegoceras wanneri, Eothinites pseudomeneghinii (39614) Metalegoceras gigas (61445)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	China (Guizhou)	Glenisteroceras sidazhaiense (185574)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	USA (Texas)	Clinolobus n. sp. (43491) Eothinites hessensis (43464 113203) Gastrioceras sp. (128588) Metalegoceras schucherti (113200 113229) Metalegoceras sp. (105575)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	China (Xinjiang)	Eothinites convexus (121707)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Australia (Western Australia)	Pseudoschistoceras simile (82555)
Kungurian	283.3 - 274.4	Tajikistan	Eothinites convexus (111247 111290 178030) Eothinites convexus, Eothinites solitus (178047) Eothinites convexus, Metalegoceras shyndense, Metalegoceras toumanskayae (178130) Eothinites convexus, Metalegoceras shyndense, Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Eolegoceras murgabense, Metalegoceras pamiricum, Metalegoceras bosterense, Eothinites solitus (177979) Eothinites convexus, Metalegoceras shyndense, Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Eothinites solitus (111289) Eothinites convexus, Metalegoceras shyndense, Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Metalegoceras pamiricum, Eothinites solitus (111382) Eothinites convexus, Metalegoceras toumanskayae (177982) Eothinites convexus, Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Eothinites solitus (111386) Eothinites convexus, Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Metalegoceras pamiricum, Metalegoceras bosterense, Eothinites solitus (111283) Eothinites solitus (111259 111262 111279 178028 178033 178035 178133 178138) Metalegoceras bosterense (109839 111264 178024 178026 178038 178039 178048 178151 178152) Metalegoceras shyndense (111372 111376 178037) Metalegoceras shyndense, Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Eolegoceras murgabense, Metalegoceras pamiricum, Eothinites solitus (177983) Metalegoceras shyndense, Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Eolegoceras murgabense, Metalegoceras pamiricum, Metalegoceras bosterense, Eothinites solitus (177981) Metalegoceras toumanskayae (111278 178132) Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Eothinites solitus (178027 178043) Metalegoceras toumanskayae, Metalegoceras bosterense (111378)
Roadian	274.4 - 266.9	Tajikistan	Epiglyphioceras meneghini (125093)
Roadian	274.4 - 266.9	China (Xizang)	Metalegoceras sp. (117564)
Roadian - Wordian	274.4 - 264.28	Indonesia	Rhiphaeites spec. det. 1, Rhiphaeites spec . det. 2, Metalegoceras sundaicum (43098)
Wordian	266.9 - 264.28	China (Jiangxi)	Metalegoceras spirale, Metalegoceras platyventrum, Metalegoceras liratum, Metalegoceras shangraoense (87350)
Wordian	266.9 - 264.28	China (Jilin)	Metalegoceras sp. (107794)
Wordian	266.9 - 264.28	China (Zhejiang)	Pericycloceras costatum (97115)
Wordian	266.9 - 264.28	Italy	Clinolobus telleri, Glyphioceras gracile, Glyphioceras meneghinii (108566) Epiglyphioceras meneghinii (112952)