Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Otarionidae
Taxonomy
Otarionidae was named by Richter and Richter (1926). It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Aulacopleuridae by Thomas and Owens (1978); it was reranked as the subfamily Otarioninae by Adrain and Kloc (1997).
It was assigned to Aulacopleuridae by Adrain and Kloc (1997); and to Aulacopleuroidea by Lamsdell and Selden (2015).
It was synonymized subjectively with Aulacopleuridae by Thomas and Owens (1978); it was reranked as the subfamily Otarioninae by Adrain and Kloc (1997).
It was assigned to Aulacopleuridae by Adrain and Kloc (1997); and to Aulacopleuroidea by Lamsdell and Selden (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
---|---|
1926 | Otarionidae Richter and Richter |
1997 | Otarioninae Adrain and Kloc p. 705 |
2015 | Otarionidae Lamsdell and Selden p. 381 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. †Otarionidae Richter and Richter 1926
show all | hide all
G. †Beggaspis Pribyl and Vanek 1981
hide
†Beggaspis elongatum Begg 1939
†Beggaspis spinicaudatum Shaw 1968
†Beggaspis tenuis Kielan 1960
Tr. †Otarionini Richter and Richter 1926
hide
G. †Cyphaspis Burmeister 1843
+
†Cyphaspis agayuara Chatterton et al. 2006
†Cyphaspis bluhmi Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis boninoi Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis brevimarginatus Walcott 1884
†Cyphaspis ceratophthalmus Goldfuss 1843
†Cyphaspis dabrowni Chatterton 1971
†Cyphaspis eberhardiei Chatterton et al. 2006
†Cyphaspis eximia Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis foumzguidensis Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis globosus Bradley 1930
†Cyphaspis hamidi Chatterton et al. 2006
†Cyphaspis heisingi Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis heissae Van Viersen and Prescher 2014
†Cyphaspis ihmadii Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis juergenhollandi Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis khraidensis Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis kippingi Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis lerougei Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis maharchensis Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis rommersheimensis Van Viersen and Prescher 2014
†Cyphaspis slocomi Raymond 1925
†Cyphaspis smeenki Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis tadachachtensis Van Viersen and Holland 2016
†Cyphaspis unguloides Erben 1953
+
†Otarion (Otarion) unguloides ranunculum Erben 1953
†Otarion (Otarion) unguloides unguloides Erben 1953
†Cyphaspis unguloides belgica Van Viersen and Prescher 2007
†Cyphaspis walteri Van Viersen and Prescher 2014
G. †Otarion Zenker 1833
+
Subg. †Otarion (Otarion) Zenker 1833
+
†Otarion (Otarion) balanops Erben 1953
†Otarion (Otarion) bowningenis Mitchell 1888
†Otarion (Otarion) horani Etheridge and Mitchell 1893
†Otarion diffractum Zenker 1833
†Otarion filmeri Mitchell 1919
†Otarion huddyi Adrain and Chatterton 1994
†Otarion listron Chatterton et al. 1979
†Otarion stigmatophthalmus Richter 1914
Invalid names: Aulacopleurella Alberti 1981 [synonym], Conoparia Hawle and Corda 1847 [synonym], Otarionella Weyber 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
Source: o = order, c = class | |||||
References: Fortey and Owens 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004 |
Age range: base of the Blackhillsian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 474.90000 to 376.10000 Ma
Collections (302 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
---|---|---|---|
Arenig | France (Montagne Noire) | Otarion sp. (20826) | |
Blackhillsian | USA (Nevada) | Cyphaspis brevimarginatus (232703) | |
Whiterockian | USA (New York) | Otarion spinicaudatum (103000 103001 103002) | |
Darriwilian | Russian Federation (Siberia) | Otarion sp. (205561) | |
Llandeilo - Aurelucian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Otarion sp. (182194) | |
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian | United Kingdom (England) | Otarion sp. (3651 3652) | |
Caradoc | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Otarion sp. (188938) | |
Caradoc - Ashgill | Canada (Quebec) | Otarion sp. (13129) | |
Turinian | USA (Virginia) | Otarion sp. (76338 105203) | |
Shermanian - Edenian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Otarion sp. (24637) | |
Youngest occurrences |
|||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
Givetian | Morocco | Otarion sp. (207847) | |
Givetian | USA (Iowa) | Cyphaspis sp. (94215 94216) | |
Givetian | Germany | Cyphaspis heissae (144092) Otarion sp. (5907) | |
Early/Lower Frasnian | Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast) | Otarion sp. (83918) | |
Frasnian | Spain | Otarion sp. (27714) | |
Frasnian | Colombia (Boyaca) | Cyphaspis sp. (36012) | |
Late/Upper Frasnian | Australia (Western Australia) | Otarion sp. (223204) | |
Late/Upper Frasnian | France (Alsace) | Cyphaspis stigmatophthalmus (38675) | |
Late/Upper Frasnian | Germany | Cyphaspis stigmatophthalmus (223345) | |
Late/Upper Frasnian | Morocco | Otarion stigmatophthalmus (35385) |