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Heteroceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Heteroceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Heteroceratidae Spath
1952Heteroceratidae Wright
1964Heteroceratidae Teichert et al.
1986Heteroceratidae Aguirre-Urreta and Klinger p. 319
2016Heteroceratidae Frau et al. p. 208
2023Heteroceratidae Bert et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHeteroceratidaeSpath 1922
familyHeteroceratidaeSpath 1922

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. †Heteroceratidae Spath 1922
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G. †Barguesiella Frau et al. 2016
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Barguesiella goudesense Frau et al. 2016
Barguesiella mantei Frau et al. 2016
G. †Calanquites Frau et al. 2016
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Calanquites katsharavai Rouchadzé 1933
Calanquites microcostatus Rouchadzé 1933
Calanquites semituberculatus Rouchadzé 1933
G. †Giovaraites Frau et al. 2016
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Giovaraites massiliae Frau et al. 2016
G. †Hemibaculites Hyatt 1900
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Hemibaculites cyclopius Anderson 1938
Hemibaculites mirabilis Anderson 1938
Hemibaculites nauplius Anderson 1938
Hemibaculites neleus Anderson 1938
Invalid names: Moutoniceras [synonym]
G. †Heteroceras d'Orbigny 1849
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Subg. †Heteroceras (Argvethites) Rouchadz 1933
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Subg. †Heteroceras (Heteroceras) d'Orbigny 1849
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Heteroceras astierianum d'Orbigny 1851
Heteroceras baylei Reynès 1876
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Invalid names: Heteroceras elegantoides Kakabadze 1988 [synonym]
Heteroceras denizoti Frau et al. 2016
Heteroceras jeletzkyi Murphy 1975
Heteroceras veratiae Frau et al. 2016
Invalid names: Atopoceras Kilian 1889 [synonym], Lindigia Karsten 1858 [synonym]
Subfm. †Heteroceratinae Spath 1922
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G. †Eristavia Kakabadze 1967
G. †Imerites Rouchadzé 1933
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Imerites favrei Rouchadzé 1933
G. †Paraimerites Kakabadze 1967
G. †Lazariniceras Vermeulen 2011
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Lazariniceras astierianum d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Lazariniceras rouvieri Vermeulen 2011 [synonym]
Lazariniceras heterostylia Bert et al. 2023
Lazariniceras lhaumeti Bert et al. 2023
G. †Martelites Conte 1989
G. †Uhligia
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 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Campanian or 132.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (128 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Morocco Moutoniceras moutonianum (82165 82166 82168)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Provence) Heteroceras astieri (56059) Heteroceras jauberti, Heteroceras astieri (56067) Moutoniceras moutonianum (56782 56784)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Austria (Ternberg) Moutoniceras moutonianum (50789 50792)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Granada) Heteroceras baylei (50371) Heteroceras sp. (50410 50413) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini (50412) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini, Heteroceras baylei (50409 50411) Martelites sarasini (50408) Moutoniceras moutonianum (2278 2281 2283 2285 2289 2292)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Moutoniceras moutonianum (82177 82178 82179 82185 82186) Moutoniceras nodosum (82173 82174 82175) Moutoniceras sp. (82191 82194)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan (Gunma) Heteroceras sp. (229066)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Georgia Heteroceras sp., Iberites giraudi, Iberites favrei (2115)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Murcia) Heteroceras sp. (50434 50436 50439 50442) Heteroceras sp., Heteroceras baylei (50438 50443) Heteroceras sp., Imerites giraudi (50435) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini (50441) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini, Heteroceras baylei (50437 50440) Moutoniceras moutonianum (2311 2313 2316 2318 2321 2376 2379) Moutoniceras nodosum (2302 2366 2367 2368 2370)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Austria Moutoniceras moutonianum (169049)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Moutoniceras moutonianum (82307 82309 82324 82325 240072 240075) Moutoniceras nodosum (82306 82321 82322)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Colombia Heteroceras helicoceroides (97673)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Argentina (Santa Cruz) Heteroceras elegans (66647)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Türkiye Heteroceras sp. (239989)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France Barguesiella goudesense, Giovaraites massiliae, Heteroceras denizoti (180149) Barguesiella mantei, Giovaraites massiliae, Heteroceras baylei (180148) Calanquites katsharavai, Martelites sp., Heteroceras baylei (180146) Calanquites semituberculatus (180144) Calanquites sp., Heteroceras veratiae (180145) Lazariniceras astierianum (230976 230977 230978) Lazariniceras ebboi (230960) Lazariniceras heterostylia (230953 230967)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4South Africa Heteroceras sp. (65841)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Argentina Heteroceras elegans (70969)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan Heteroceras sp. (66079)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Huasco) Imerites sp. (223213)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Italy Heteroceras astieri, Heteroceras sp. (71828)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Chile (Copiapó) Imerites domeykanus (223015 223024 223063)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4USA (California) Hemibaculites neleus (225526 225528)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Iran Argvethites sp. (236116) Heteroceras colchicus (236117 236118 236120) Heteroceras colchicus, Argvethites sp. (236119) Heteroceras colchicus, Argvethites sp., Martelites securiformis, Paraimerites sp. (236070) Heteroceras colchicus, Argvethites sp., Martelites tenuicostatus, Paraimerites sp. (236071) Heteroceras colchicus, Martelites securiformis, Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites tinae, Martelites sp. 1 (236072) Heteroceras colchicus, Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites sp. 1 (236165) Heteroceras colchicus, Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites tinae, Martelites sp. 2 (236164) Heteroceras sp. (236065 236069) Imerites sparcicostatus (236066) Imerites sparcicostatus, Martelites securiformis, Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites tinae (236075) Imerites sparcicostatus, Martelites securiformis, Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites tinae, Martelites sp. 1 (236073) Martelites securiformis (236126 236175) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites securiformis (236171) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites sp. 1 (236074) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites sp. 1, Martelites securiformis (236168) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites sp. 2 (236170) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites sp. 2, Martelites sp. 1 (236166 236167) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites sp. 2, Martelites tinae, Martelites sp. 1 (236121) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites tinae (236169) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites tinae, Martelites securiformis (236172) Martelites tenuicostatus, Martelites tinae, Martelites sp. 1, Martelites securiformis (236122 236124) Martelites tinae, Martelites securiformis (236123)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Comunidad Valenciana) Argvethites sp. (169146)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Czechia Heteroceras sp. (93475)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Morocco Imerites favrei (240077)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Serbia Argvethites sp. (169609)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Madagascar Heteroceras vohimaranitraensis (83998) Heteroceras vohimarantiraensis (84024)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (California) Hemibaculites cyclopius (216432)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Heteroceras cochleatum (105717)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Kansas) Heteroceras tortum (71829)