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Ephippioceratidae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Ephippioceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Ephippioceratidae Miller and Youngquist
1964Ephippioceratidae Teichert et al. p. 448

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyClydonautiloidea(Hyatt in Zittel 1900)
familyEphippioceratidae
familyEphippioceratidae

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. †Ephippioceratidae Miller and Youngquist 1949
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G. †Ephippioceras Hyatt 1884
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Invalid names: Nautilus divisus White and St. John 1867 [synonym]
†Ephippioceras inexpectans Miller and Youngquist 1947
†Ephippioceras moinellae Tucker 1976
†Ephippioceras pygops Korn and Klug 2023
†Ephippioceras sphaericum Shimanskiy 1967
†Ephippioceras spirale Ramsbottom and Moore 1961
†Ephippioceras wildi Hind 1910
G. †Megaglossoceras Miller et al. 1933
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†Megaglossoceras barskovi Leonova and Shchedukhin 2020
†Megaglossoceras glicki Gordon 1964
†Megaglossoceras okense Shimanskiy 1967
†Megaglossoceras pristinum Miller and Owen 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Kungurian or 336.00000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland Ephippioceras spirale (224288)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Russian Federation Ephippioceras clitellarium (166481 166521)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Morocco Ephippioceras pygops (157739)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Kazakhstan Ephippioceras sphaericum (8421)
Serpukhovian - Moscovian330.9 - 307.0Russian Federation Ephippioceras clitellarium (166522 166523)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Ephippioceras ferratum (43374)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Ukraine Ephippioceras wildi (228672) Megaglossoceras sp. (228668)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Russian Federation Ephippioceras verneuili (166305)
Kinderscoutian321.8 - 321.3Russian Federation Ephippioceras verneuili (67750 166279)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Kentucky) Ephippioceras ferratum (52864)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arkansas) Megaglossoceras glicki (158013)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Ukraine Ephippioceras clitellarium (211025) Ephippioceras sp. (166829)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Ephippioceras clitellarium (166524)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Megaglossoceras pristinum (70278)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Megaglossoceras sp. (91530)
Podolskian311.45 - 309.0Russian Federation Ephippioceras clitellarium, Megaglossoceras okense (49968)
Myachkovian309.0 - 307.0Russian Federation Ephippioceras clitellarium (166303)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Ephippioceras moinellae (49986 49987)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation Ephippioceras clittelarium (51474)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Ephippioceras ferratum (217894 217905 217908 218022)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Ephippioceras moinellae (50219)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Ephippioceras inexpectans (113097)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Megaglossoceras barskovi (204136)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Ephippioceras sp. (101786)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Ephippioceras sp. (113429)