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Protocycloceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Protocycloceratidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Protocycloceratidae Kobayashi
1964Protocycloceratidae Flower p. 125
1977Protocycloceratidae Hook and Flower p. 152
1981Protocycloceratidae Crick p. 227
1994Rhabdocycloceratidae Zhuravleva
2009Protocycloceratidae Kröger and Landing
2011Protocycloceratidae Evans
2011Protocycloceratidae Kröger and Evans p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyProtocycloceratidaeKobayashi 1935
familyProtocycloceratidaeKobayashi 1935

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. †Protocycloceratidae Kobayashi 1935
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G. †Bakeroceras Hook and Flower 1977
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†Bakeroceras wahwahense Hook and Flower 1977
G. †Catoraphiceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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†Catoraphiceras colon White 1874
†Catoraphiceras cushingi Ulrich et al. 1944
†Catoraphiceras ibexense Hook and Flower 1977
†Catoraphiceras lobatum Ulrich and Foerste 1936
†Catoraphiceras osagense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Catoraphiceras pearsonae Hook and Flower 1977
†Catoraphiceras resseri Ulrich et al. 1944
†Catoraphiceras sinuatum Hook and Flower 1977
†Catoraphiceras sordidum Billings 1859
†Catoraphiceras staceyae Hook and Flower 1977
G. †Catoraphinoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
G. †Cyptendoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1936
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†Cyptendoceras kirki Flower 1964
†Cyptendoceras magnus Cullison 1944
†Cyptendoceras rhythmicum Flower 1964
†Cyptendoceras ruedemanni Ulrich and Foerste 1936
Invalid names: Cyptendoceras whitfieldi Ulrich et al. 1944 [nomen dubium]
G. †Diastoloceras Teichert and Glenister 1954
G. †Endocycloceras Ulrich et al. 1944
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†Endocycloceras gracile Flower 1964
†Endocycloceras legorense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Endocycloceras perannulatum Ulrich et al. 1944
†Endocycloceras subcurvatum Ulrich et al. 1944
†Endocycloceras wilsonae Ulrich et al. 1944
G. †Kyminoceras Teichert and Glenister 1954
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†Kyminoceras kottlowskii Hook and Flower 1977
G. †Notocycloceras Teichert and Glenister 1954
G. †Protocycloceras Hyatt 1900
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†Protocycloceras abnorme Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras affine Ulrich et al 1944
†Protocycloceras arkansasense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras catulus Billings 1865
†Protocycloceras doniphonense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras furtivum Billings 1865
†Protocycloceras geronticum Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras lamarcki Billings 1859
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Invalid names: Protocycloceras becki Billings 1859 [synonym], Protocycloceras whitfieldi Ruedemann 1906 [synonym], Rhabdocycloceras floweri Zhuravleva 1994 [synonym]
†Protocycloceras landmarcki Billings 1859
†Protocycloceras levisense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras manitouense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras mendax Billings 1859
†Protocycloceras odenvillense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras ordinatum Billings 1865
†Protocycloceras philipsburgense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras rushense McChesney 1859
†Protocycloceras smithvillense Ulrich et al. 1944
†Protocycloceras xerxes Billings 1865
Invalid names: Rhabdocycloceras Zhuravleva 1994 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhabdocycloceratidae Zhuravleva 1994 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Virgilian or 480.80000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (122 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) Protocycloceras sp. (7958 7983)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Cyptendoceras sp. (9010)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Evenkiyskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug) Protocycloceras mendax (87219)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (New Mexico) Endocycloceras gracile (88945)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Orthoceras catulus, Orthoceras xerxes (42799)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Missouri) Protocycloceras doniphorense (102531)
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Tennessee) Endocycloceras perannulatum (101019)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Maryland) Endocycloceras legorense (101018)
Stairsian - Tulean485.4 - 474.9USA (Alabama) Endocycloceras perannulatum (101020)
Jeffersonian - Rangerian485.4 - 470.3Canada (Quebec) Catoraphiceras sordidum, Protocycloceras becki (99217)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Texas) Cyptendoceras sp. (293)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Protocycloceras arkansasense, Protocycloceras landmarcki (212926)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Cyptendoceras rhythmicum, Cyptendoceras kirki (88775)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Endocycloceras wilsonae, Protocycloceras levisense (101017) Protocycloceras geronticum, Protocycloceras abnorme, Protocycloceras philipsburgense, Protocycloceras xerxes, Protocycloceras affine (99224) Protocycloceras ordinatum (102533)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Protocycloceras lamarcki (56150 69196 133134)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Cyptendoceras magnus (56439)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Ontario) Protocycloceras furtivum (171894)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (New York) Orthoceras lamarcki, Protocycloceras lamarcki, Orthoceras furtivum, Protocycloceras furtivum (42782) Protocycloceras lamarcki (42798 90082 90194 90195 171787)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (New Mexico) Cyptendoceras floridaense (88947) Protocycloceras sp. (89013)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Texas) Catoraphiceras sp., Cyptendoceras richardsoni (88838) Cyptendoceras sp. (89004)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Minnesota) Cyptendoceras ruedemanni (56645)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) Protocycloceras geronticum, Cyptendoceras ruedemanni, Protocycloceras whitfieldi (42793)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Cyptendoceras sp. (188723) Protocycloceras lamarki (188697 188700 188702 188703 188704 188707 188712 188713 188714 188716 188719 188721 188722 188728 188729 188731 188734 188735 188736 188741 188742)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Protocycloceras lamarcki (196381)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Missouri) Endocycloceras subcurvatum (98459)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (New York) Catoraphiceras cushingi (102279)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Protocycloceras foerstei (77186)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) Protocycloceras sp. (7875 7923 7926 7940)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Sichuan) Protocycloceras sp. (7661)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan) Protocycloceras sp. (7691 7692)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Guizhou) Protocycloceras sp. (7385)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Yunnan) Protocycloceras sp. (7264 7265)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) Protocycloceras sp. (4759 5252 5260)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (AnHui) Protocycloceras sp. (7841)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia (Avilés) Protocycloceras sp., Cyptendoceras sp. (9104)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) Protocycloceras sp. (4709 4714 4715 4716 4717)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Sweden Protocycloceras sp. (3196)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (ShanXi) Catoraphinoceras sp. (7887)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Sichuan) Protocycloceras sp. (5406 5410 7270 7649)
Arenig - Early/Lower Llanvirn478.6 - 461.1Argentina Protocycloceras sp., Cyptendoceras sp. (8720)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Protocycloceras lamarcki (206297)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Utah) Catoraphiceras colon (102278)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland) Protocycloceras lamarcki (195746 195748)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Protocycloceras catulus (98439)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Tennessee) Catoraphiceras lobatum (102277)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Bolivia (Tarija) Protocycloceras sp. (88180)
Floian477.7 - 470.0USA (Arkansas) Protocycloceras arkansaense (99120) Protocycloceras smithvillense (99878)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Colorado) Protocycloceras manitouense (102532)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Alabama) Catoraphiceras foersteri (100254 102281) Catoraphiceras foersteri, Protocycloceras odenvillense (101391)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Catoraphiceras sp. (105780)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden Protocycloceras sp. (192904)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) Protocycloceras debilis (197008 197019)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Sichuan) Protocycloceras sp. (5404)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Protocycloceras sp. (9026)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Sichuan) Protocycloceras sp. (7647)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (ShanXi) Protocycloceras sp. (7999)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (SiChuan) Protocycloceras sp. (7951)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Xinjiang) Protocycloceras sp. (80009)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China Protocycloceras sp. (154901)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2China (HeBei) Protocycloceras sp. (7989)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Hubei) Protocycloceras sp. (4691)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (HeBei) Protocycloceras sp. (7986)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0China (AnHui) Protocycloceras sp. (7850)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Orthoceras rushense (184079 184098)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Orthoceras rushense (175100 175101)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Orthoceras rushense (184103 184105)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Orthoceras rushense (71993)