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Sphooceratidae
Taxonomy
Sphooceratidae was named by Flower (1962).
It was assigned to Orthocerataceae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Lituitida by Kröger (2008).
It was assigned to Orthocerataceae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Lituitida by Kröger (2008).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1962 | Sphooceratidae Flower |
| 1964 | Sphooceratidae Teichert et al. p. 231 |
| 2008 | Sphooceratidae Kröger |
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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. †Sphooceratidae Flower 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Lochkovian or 427.40000 to 410.80000 Ma
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenlock - Ludlow | Italy (Sardinia) | Sphooceras sp. (26158) | |
| Wenlock - Pridoli | Italy (Sardinia) | Sphooceras truncatum (26163) | |
| Wenlock - Silurian | USA (Wisconsin) | Sphooceras sp. (13075 13107) | |
| Homerian - Gorstian | Italy (Sardinia) | Sphooceras truncatum (26167) | |
| Gorstian | Italy (Sardinia) | Sphooceras truncatum (26168 26178) | |
| Gorstian - Ludfordian | Italy (Sardinia) | Sphooceras truncatum (26181) | |
| Ludfordian | Morocco | Sphooceras truncatum (91456) | |
| Ludfordian | Italy (Sardinia) | Sphooceras truncatum (26169) | |
| Lochkovian | Italy (Sardinia) | Sphooceras sp. (26161) |