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Trocholitidae

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Trocholitidae Chapman
1894Trocholitidae Hyatt p. 458
1934Trocholitidae Strand
1942Trocholitidae Ulrich et al.
1958Trocholitidae Sweet
1964Trocholitidae Teichert et al. p. 359
1981Trocholitidae Crick p. 228
1983Trocholitidae Stait
1984Trocholitidae Stait and Burrett
2009Trocholitidae Kröger and Landing p. P90
2011Trocholitidae Evans
2017Trocholitidae Kröger and Aubrechtova
2019Trocholitidae Kröger and Aubrechtová

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857

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. †Trocholitidae Chapman 1857
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G. †Arkoceras Ulrich et al. 1942
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Arkoceras exiguum Ulrich et al. 1942
G. †Curtoceras Ulrich et al. 1942
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Curtoceras abditus Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
Curtoceras billingsi Foerste 1938
Curtoceras eatoni Whitfield 1886
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Invalid names: Schroederoceras cassinense Whitfield 1886 [synonym]
Curtoceras internastriatum Whitfield 1886
Curtoceras minganense Foerste 1938
G. †Discoceras Barrande 1867
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Discoceras amtjaernense Kröger and Aubrechtová 2019
Discoceras angulatum Saemann 1852
Discoceras antiquissima Eichwald 1842
Discoceras antiquissimus Roemer 1861
Discoceras arctuatum Lossen 1860
Discoceras depressum Sweet 1958
Discoceras fleischeri Sweet 1958
Discoceras hyatti Strand 1934
Discoceras idaense Teichert and Glenister 1962
Discoceras ievesense Balaschov 1953
Discoceras nilssoni Kröger and Aubrechtová 2019
Discoceras rarospira Eichwald 1860
Discoceras roemeri Strand 1934
Discoceras saemanni Hyatt 1894
Discoceras siljanense Kröger et al. 2011
Discoceras tubulatum Hyatt 1894
Discoceras vasalemmense Balaschov 1953
G. †Graftonoceras Foerste 1925
G. †Hardmanoceras Teichert and Glenister 1952
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Hardmanoceras chrysanthimum Kobayashi 1959
Hardmanoceras lobatum Teichert and Glenister 1952
G. †Jasperoceras Ulrich et al. 1942
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Jasperoceras costatum Ulrich et al. 1942
G. †Litoceras Hyatt 1883
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Litoceras calciferum Billings 1865
Litoceras versutum Billings 1865
Litoceras whiteavsi Hyatt 1894
G. †Palaeonautilus Remele 1881
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G. †Paradiscoceras Barskov 1972
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Paradiscoceras dissitum Stait et al. 1985
Paradiscoceras orientale Barskov 1972
G. †Schroederoceras Hyatt 1894
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Schroederoceras angulatum Saemann 1852
G. †Trocholites Conrad 1838
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Trocholites ammonius Conrad 1838
Trocholites contractus Schroeder 1891
Trocholites depressus Eichwald 1860
Trocholites faberi Foerste 1929
Trocholites fugax Babin and Gutiérrez-Marco 1992
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Invalid names: Lituites primulus Barrande 1865 [synonym]
Trocholites gennadii Kröger and Aubrechtova 2017
Trocholites gracilis Flower 1943
Trocholites hospes Remele 1880
Trocholites internestriatus Whitfield 1886
Trocholites ruedemanni Flower 1943
G. †Trocholitoceras Hyatt 1894
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Trocholitoceras bevani Ulrich et al. 1942
Trocholitoceras juvenicostatum Ulrich et al. 1942
Trocholitoceras latum Ulrich et al. 1942
Trocholitoceras philipsburgense Ulrich et al. 1942
G. †Wichitoceras Ulrich et al. 1942
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Wichitoceras chadwickense Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras compressum Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras crassum Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras decipiens Ulrich et al. 1942
Wichitoceras naylorense Ulrich et al. 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Late/Upper Ordovician or 478.60000 to 443.80000 Ma

Collections (162 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian - Whiterockian487.5 - 457.3Thailand (Tarutao Island) Hardmanoceras chrysanthimum (189102)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Australia (Kimberley) Hardmanoceras lobatum (188989)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Nunavut) Discoceras sp. (88918)
Jeffersonian - Rangerian485.4 - 470.3Canada (Quebec) Curtoceras minganense (99217)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Litoceras calciferum (98438 100029)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) Wichitoceras crassum (100041) Wichitoceras decipiens (100043)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0China (Jilin ) Hardmanoceras sp. (154815)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Virginia) Trocholitoceras bevani (99221)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (New York) Curtoceras eatoni (90194) Schroederoceras eatoni, Schroederoceras cassinense (42798 171787)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Curtoceras billingsi (56518) Trocholitoceras walcotti, Trocholitoceras juvenicostatum, Trocholitoceras latum, Trocholitoceras philipsburgense (99224)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Lithuania Schroederoceras sp. (207224)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Asker) Discoceras roemeri (164214)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Oslo Asker) Discoceras antiquissimum (164210 164211)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Discoceras roemeri (163026)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Langesund-Skien) Discoceras antiquissimum, Discoceras roemeri, Discoceras angulatum, Discoceras hyatti, Discoceras saemanni, Discoceras tubulatum (159336)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Discoceras roemeri (73466)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Ireland (Leinster) Trocholites planorbiformes (87631)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Hadeland) Discoceras saemanni (163021)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarna) Discoceras siljanense (101023)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) Discoceras sp. (438)