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Lytoceratinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Lytoceratinae Neumayr
1882Lytoceratinae von Mojsisovics
1952Lytoceratinae Wright
1967Lytoceratinae Murphy pp. 29 - 30
1969Lytoceratinae Westermann p. 42
1970Lytoceratinae Imlay and Jones p. B3
1983Lytoceratinae Förster and Weier p. 55
1996Lytoceratinae Reboulet p. 190
1996Lytoceratinae Wright et al. p. 2
1998Lytoceratinae Blau p. 201
2000Lytoceratinae Landra et al. p. 34
2006Lytoceratinae Alsen p. 123
2010Lytoceratinae Hoffmann p. 23
2012Lytoceratinae Galácz and Kassai
2013Lytoceratinae Grigore p. 90
2016Lytoceratinae Maisch and Salfinger-Maisch p. 184
2023Lytoceratinae Whicher et al. p. 219

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyLytoceratoidea(Neumayr 1875)
familyLytoceratidaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875
subfamilyLytoceratinaeNeumayr 1875

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.

Subfm. †Lytoceratinae Neumayr 1875
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G. †Ammonoceratites Bowditch 1822
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Ammonoceratites lamarcki Bowditch 1822
G. †Carinolytoceras Wiedmann 1962
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Carinolytoceras carinatum Wiedmann 1962
G. †Lobolytoceras Buckman 1923
G. †Lytoceras Suess 1865
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Subg. †Lytoceras (Argonauticeras) Anderson 1938
Subg. †Lytoceras (Derolytoceras) Rosenberg 1909
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Derolytoceras annulosum Monestier 1931
Derolytoceras tortum Quenstedt 1885
Subg. †Lytoceras (Saturnoceras) Anderson 1938
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Subg. †Lytoceras (Trachylytoceras) Buckman 1913
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Trachylytoceras nitidum Young and Bird 1828
Lytoceras album Quenstedt 1857
Lytoceras aulaeum Anderson 1938
Lytoceras baconicum Vadasz 1910
Lytoceras batesi Trask 1855
Lytoceras belliseptatiforme Collignon 1962
Lytoceras celticum Geyer 1886
Lytoceras colusaense Anderson 1945
Lytoceras cornucopia Young and Bird 1822
Lytoceras crenatum Buckman 1926
Lytoceras elegans Rǎileanu 1953
Lytoceras eudesianum d'Orbigny 1846
Lytoceras eudesianum adeloides Kudernatsch 1852
Lytoceras fimbriatoides Gemmellaro 1884
Lytoceras fimbriatum Sowerby 1817
Lytoceras francisci Oppel 1865
Lytoceras fuggeri Geyer 1893
Lytoceras furcicrenatum Buckman 1928
Lytoceras galatiforme Rakús and Guex 2002
Lytoceras huberti Anderson 1945
Lytoceras juilleti d'Orbigny 1841
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Invalid names: Lytoceras obliquestrangulatum Kilian 1888 [synonym]
Lytoceras lexeni Toula 1911
Lytoceras liebigi Oppel 1865
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Invalid names: Ammonites adelae d'Orbigny 1848 [replaced]
Lytoceras linneanum d'Orbigny 1846
Lytoceras montanum Oppel 1865
Lytoceras municipale Oppel 1865
Lytoceras orsinii Gemmellaro 1872
Lytoceras ovimontanum Geyer 1893
Lytoceras perplexum Meister et al. 2011
Lytoceras pictaviense d'Orbigny 1846
Lytoceras polycyclum Neumayr 1871
Lytoceras rex Waagen 1875
Lytoceras rhodanicum Monestier 1931
Lytoceras richei Sayn 1901
Lytoceras salebrosum Pompeckj 1896
Lytoceras saturnale Anderson 1938
Lytoceras schlosseri Krenkel 1910
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Invalid names: Lytoceras hennigi Zwierzycki 1914 [synonym]
Lytoceras secernendum De Stefani 1887
Lytoceras siemensi Denckmann 1887
Lytoceras subfimbriatum d'Orbigny 1841
Lytoceras subfrancisci Surani 1964
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Invalid names: Lytoceras vaceki Géczy 1967 [synonym]
Lytoceras sublineatum Oppel 1862
Lytoceras subsequens Karakasch 1907
Lytoceras sutile Oppel 1863
Lytoceras taharoaense Stevens 1985
Lytoceras traski Anderson 1938
Lytoceras trompianum Hauer 1861
Lytoceras villae Meneghini 1874
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Invalid names: Kallilytoceras residuum Wiedenmayer 1977 [synonym]
Lytoceras vogdti Karakasch 1907
Invalid names: Biasaloceras Drushchits 1953 [synonym], Crenilytoceras Buckman 1926 [synonym], Dinolytoceras Besnossov 1958 [synonym], Eulytoceras Spath 1927 [synonym], Hemilytoceras Spath 1927 [synonym], Kallilytoceras Buckman 1921 [synonym], Metalytoceras Spath 1927 [synonym], Orcholytoceras Buckman 1926 [synonym], Pterolytoceras Spath 1927 [synonym], Saturnoceras Anderson 1938 [synonym], Thysanoceras Hyatt 1867 [synonym], Thysanolytoceras Buckman 1905 [synonym], Valentolytoceras Besnossov 1958 [synonym]
G. †Zaghouanites Rakús and Guex 2002
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Zaghouanites arcanum Wiedenmayer 1977
Zaghouanites bettonii Fucini 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Semicostatum to the top of the Albian or 196.50000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (1167 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Indonesia Lytoceras sp. (132795)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Romania Lytoceras lexeni (219456)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Lytoceras sp. (53649)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Algeria Lytoceras sp. (238710)
Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.3 - 183.0Austria Lytoceras fimbriatum (218907) Lytoceras sp., Lytoceras fimbriatum, Lytoceras fimbriatoides (218908)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Austria Lytoceras fuggeri, Derolytoceras tortum (218903)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Algeria Lytoceras sp. (238709)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Slovakia Lytoceras sp. 1, Lytoceras fimbriatoides, Lytoceras perplexum (195484)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Lytoceras sp. (209249)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Morocco Lytoceras celticum (200470 200476 200507 200508 200509 200510 200517 200520 200522 200524 200527 200581 200582 200583 200585 200587 200592 200597 200600 200601 200604 200605 200610) Lytoceras sp. (200461)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Ammonoceratites crenocostatus (87476 87477 87478 87697) Ammonoceratites sp. (57081 87678)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Ammonoceratites mahadeva (86497)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Egypt Lytoceras vicinum (171272)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Lytoceras sp. (64200 64212)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Ammonoceratites mahadeva (98227 98234 98268) Ammonoceratites mahadeva, Lytoceras mahafalense (98264) Eulytoceras komihevitraense, Thysanolytoceras vicimum (98244) Thysanolytoceras vicinum (98245)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0South Africa Lytoceras sp. (66073)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Madagascar Thysanolytoceras strambergense, Lytoceras obliquestrangulatum (98233)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Alaska) Lytoceras sp. (88908)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Japan (Hokkaido) Ammonoceratites ezoense (92726)
Motuan103.3 - 99.5New Zealand Ammonoceratites sp. (83438)