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Tetragonitoidea
Taxonomy
Tetragonitaceae was named by Hyatt (1900). Its type is Lytoceras (Tetragonites).
It was corrected as Tetragonitoidea by Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2007), Shigeta (2016), Niebuhr et al. (2016), Shigeta and Izukura (2018), Kennedy and Morris (2018) and El Qot (2018).
It was assigned to Lytoceratida by Klinger (1985); and to Lytoceratina by Förster (1975), Cooper (1978), Summesberger (1979), Summesberger (1980), Wright and Kennedy (1984), Summesberger (1992), Summesberger (1992), Ward and Kennedy (1993), Kennedy (1995), Wright et al. (1996), Kennedy (1999), Arkadiev et al. (2000), Kennedy and Jolkicev (2004), Kennedy (2005), Szives (2007), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2007), Shigeta (2016), Niebuhr et al. (2016), Shigeta and Izukura (2018), Kennedy and Morris (2018) and El Qot (2018).
It was corrected as Tetragonitoidea by Kennedy (2005), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2007), Shigeta (2016), Niebuhr et al. (2016), Shigeta and Izukura (2018), Kennedy and Morris (2018) and El Qot (2018).
It was assigned to Lytoceratida by Klinger (1985); and to Lytoceratina by Förster (1975), Cooper (1978), Summesberger (1979), Summesberger (1980), Wright and Kennedy (1984), Summesberger (1992), Summesberger (1992), Ward and Kennedy (1993), Kennedy (1995), Wright et al. (1996), Kennedy (1999), Arkadiev et al. (2000), Kennedy and Jolkicev (2004), Kennedy (2005), Szives (2007), Kennedy and Latil (2007), Kennedy et al. (2007), Shigeta (2016), Niebuhr et al. (2016), Shigeta and Izukura (2018), Kennedy and Morris (2018) and El Qot (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1900 | Tetragonitaceae Hyatt |
| 1975 | Tetragonitaceae Förster p. 147 |
| 1978 | Tetragonitaceae Cooper p. 56 |
| 1979 | Tetragonitaceae Summesberger p. 113 |
| 1980 | Tetragonitaceae Summesberger p. 276 |
| 1984 | Tetragonitaceae Wright and Kennedy p. 39 |
| 1985 | Tetragonitaceae Klinger p. 4 |
| 1992 | Tetragonitaceae Summesberger p. 98 |
| 1993 | Tetragonitaceae Ward and Kennedy p. 17 |
| 1995 | Tetragonitaceae Kennedy p. 388 |
| 1996 | Tetragonitaceae Wright et al. p. 2 |
| 1999 | Tetragonitaceae Kennedy p. 644 |
| 2000 | Tetragonitaceae Arkadiev et al. p. 98 |
| 2004 | Tetragonitaceae Kennedy and Jolkicev p. 372 |
| 2005 | Tetragonitoidea Kennedy p. 354 |
| 2007 | Tetragonitoidea Kennedy et al. p. 511 |
| 2007 | Tetragonitoidea Kennedy and Latil p. 458 |
| 2007 | Tetragonitaceae Szives p. 49 |
| 2016 | Tetragonitoidea Niebuhr et al. p. 205 |
| 2016 | Tetragonitoidea Shigeta p. 331 |
| 2018 | Tetragonitoidea El Qot p. 150 |
| 2018 | Tetragonitoidea Kennedy and Morris p. 86 |
| 2018 | Tetragonitoidea Shigeta and Izukura p. 13 |
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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.
Superfm. †Tetragonitoidea Hyatt 1900
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Fm. †Tetragonitidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Argonauticeras Anderson 1938
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†Argonauticeras argonautarum Anderson 1902
†Argonauticeras belliseptatum Anthula 1899
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Invalid names: Argonauticeras besairiei Collignon 1949 [synonym]
†Argonauticeras kudrjavzevi Drushchitz 1956
Invalid names: Pseudotetragonites Drushchitz 1956 [synonym]
Subfm. †Gabbioceratinae Breistroffer 1953
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G. †Gabbioceras Hyatt 1900
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†Gabbioceras angulatum Anderson 1902
†Gabbioceras beraketense Collignon 1964
†Gabbioceras drushtchici Wiedmann 1962
†Gabbioceras jacobi Murphy 1967
†Gabbioceras michelianum d'Orbigny 1850
Invalid names: Jaubertella Jacob 1907 [synonym]
G. †Jauberticeras Jacob 1907
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†Jauberticeras collignoni Murphy 1967
†Jauberticeras jaubertianum d'Orbigny 1850
†Jauberticeras lamberti Breistroffer 1936
†Jauberticeras villoutreysi Murphy 1967
G. †Tanabeceras Shigeta et al. 2012
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†Tanabeceras horokanaiense Shigeta 2013
†Tanabeceras nakagawaense Shigeta et al. 2023
Subfm. †Gaudryceratinae Spath 1927
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G. †Anagaudryceras Shimizu 1934
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†Anagaudryceras aurarium Anderson 1938
†Anagaudryceras compressum Shigeta and Nishimura 2014
†Anagaudryceras involvulum Stoliczka 1865
†Anagaudryceras lueneburgense Schluter 1872
†Anagaudryceras madraspatanum Stoliczka 1865
†Anagaudryceras matsumotoi Morozumi 1985
†Anagaudryceras mikobokense Collignon 1956
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Invalid names: Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) aureum Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Anagaudryceras particostatum Marshall 1926
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Invalid names: Gaudryceras crenatum Marshall 1926 [synonym], Saghalinites zelandicus Shimizu 1935 [synonym]
†Anagaudryceras politissimum Kossmat 1895
†Anagaudryceras pulchrum Crick 1907
†Anagaudryceras subsacya Marshall 1926
†Anagaudryceras subtilineatum Kossmat 1895
†Anagaudryceras tennenti Henderson 1970
†Anagaudryceras valudavurense Kossmat 1895
†Anagaudryceras yamashitai Yabe 1903
Invalid names: Murphyella Matsumoto 1972 [synonym], Paragaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym]
G. †Eogaudryceras Spath 1927
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Subg. †Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) Spath 1927
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†Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) hertleini Wiedmann 1962
†Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) italicum Wiedmann and Dieni 1968
†Eogaudryceras (Eogaudryceras) shimizui Breistroffer 1936
Subg. †Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) Breistroffer 1947
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†Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) raspaili Breistroffer 1947
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Invalid names: Ammonites depressus Raspail 1866 [replaced]
†Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) umbilicostriatus Collignon 1949
†Eotetragonites balmensis Breistroffer 1936
†Eotetragonites gainesi Anderson 1938
†Eotetragonites gardneri Murphy 1967
†Eotetragonites shoupi Murphy 1967
†Eotetragonites wintunius Anderson 1938
†Eogaudryceras inaequale Breistroffer 1947
†Eogaudryceras numidum Coquand 1880
†Eogaudryceras vocontianum Fallot 1920
G. †Gaudryceras de Grossouvre 1894
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Subg. †Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) de Grossouvre 1894
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†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) cassisianum d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Gaudryceras salinarium Douville 1931 [synonym]
†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) denmanense Whiteaves 1903
†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) denseplicatum Jimbo 1894
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Invalid names: Gaudryceras vascogoticum Wiedmann 1962 [synonym], Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) amapondense van Hoepen 1920 [synonym]
†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) isovokyense Collignon 1964
†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) strictum Kennedy et al. 2007
†Gaudryceras (Gaudryceras) varicostatum van Hoepen 1921
†Gaudryceras aenigma Haas 1942
†Gaudryceras beantalyense Collignon 1956
†Gaudryceras crassicostatum Jimbo 1894
†Gaudryceras hobetsense Shigeta and Nishimura 2013
†Gaudryceras izumiense Matsumoto and Morozumi 1981
†Gaudryceras kayei Forbes 1846
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Invalid names: Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) birkhauseri Anderson 1958 [synonym], Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) coalingense Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Gaudryceras makarovense Shigeta and Maeda 2005
†Gaudryceras numidum Coquand 1890
†Gaudryceras propemite Marshall 1926
†Gaudryceras seymouriense Macellari 1986
†Gaudryceras stefaninii Venzo 1936
†Gaudryceras striatum Jimbo 1894
†Gaudryceras tenuiliratum Yabe 1903
†Gaudryceras varagurense Kossmat 1895
†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) alamedense Smith 1889
†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) delvallense Anderson 1958
†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) neptunium Anderson 1938
†Lytoceras (Gaudryceras) texanum Anderson 1958
Invalid names: Epigaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Hemigaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Mesogaudryceras Spath 1927 [synonym], Neogaudryceras Shimizu 1935 [synonym], Pseudogaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Vertebrites Marshall 1926 [synonym]
G. †Parajaubertella Matsumoto 1942
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†Parajaubertella imlayi Matsumoto 1959
†Parajaubertella kawakitana Matsumoto 1943
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Invalid names: Parajaubertella zizoh Matsumoto 1997 [synonym]
G. †Zealandites Marshall 1926
G. †Zelandites Marshall 1926
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†Zelandites dozei Fallot 1885
†Zelandites europae Wright and Kennedy 1984
†Zelandites inflatus Matsumoto 1959
†Zelandites kaiparaensis Marshall 1926
†Zelandites odiensis Kossmat 1895
†Zelandites perezi McLearn 1972
†Zelandites varuna Forbes 1846
Invalid names: Anazelandites Matsumoto 1938 [synonym], Hypogaudryceras Shimizu 1934 [synonym], Varunaites [synonym], Zelandites varuna japonica Matsumoto 1938 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gaudryceras sigcau van Hoepen 1921 [nomen dubium]
G. †Pseudophyllites Kossmat 1895
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†Pseudophilites amphitrite Maury 1930
†Pseudophilites nereidideditus Maury 1930
†Pseudophyllites indra Forbes 1846
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Invalid names: Ammonites garuda Forbes 1846 [synonym], Gaudryceras colloti de Grossouvre 1894 [synonym]
†Pseudophyllites latus Marshall 1926
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Invalid names: Pseudophyllites peregrinus Spath 1953 [synonym], Pseudophyllites skoui Birkelund 1965 [synonym], Pseudophyllites whangaroaensis Marshall 1926 [synonym]
†Pseudophyllites loryi Kilian and Reboul 1909
†Pseudophyllites pyrenaicus de Grossouvre 1894
†Pseudophyllites teres Van Hoepen 1920
G. †Saghalinites Wright and Matsumoto 1954
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†Saghalinites cala Forbes 1846
†Saghalinites nuperus van Hoepen 1921
†Saghalinites teshioensis Matsumoto 1984
†Saghalinites wrighti Birkelund 1965
G. †Tetragonites Kossmat 1895
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†Litoceras (Tetragonites) zacatecanum Böse 1923
†Lytoceras (Tetragonites) kingianum Kossmat 1895
†Lytoceras (Tetragonites) kingianum involutior Paulcke 1907
Subg. †Tetragonites (Tetragonites) Kossmat 1895
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†Tetragonites (Tetragonites) collignoni Breistroffer 1940
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Invalid names: Tetragonites blaisoni Collignon 1964 [synonym]
†Tetragonites (Tetragonites) duvalianus d'Orbigny 1841
†Tetragonites (Tetragonites) heterosulcatum Anthula 1899
†Tetragonites (Tetragonites) jurinianus Pictet 1847
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Invalid names: Lytoceras (Tetragonites) zacatecanus Böse 1923 [synonym]
†Tetragonites (Tetragonites) kitchini Krenkel 1910
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Invalid names: Tetragonites hulenensis Murphy 1967 [synonym]
†Tetragonites (Tetragonites) timotheanus Pictet 1847
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†Tetragonites timotheanus rectangularis Wiedmann 1962
Invalid names: Tetragonites jurinianus angolana Haas 1942 [invalid subgroup]
†Tetragonites bournensis Murphy 1967
†Tetragonites crudus Drushchits 1956
†Tetragonites epigonus Kossmat 1895
†Tetragonites glabrus Jimbo 1910
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Invalid names: Lytoceras (Tetragonites) jacksonense Anderson 1902 [synonym]
†Tetragonites jonesi Murphy 1967
†Tetragonites lecontei Murphy 1967
†Tetragonites madagascarensis Murphy 1967
†Tetragonites margaritatus Marshall 1926
†Tetragonites marshalli Collignon 1956
†Tetragonites nautiloides Pictet 1848
†Tetragonites obscurus Schluter 1872
†Tetragonites popetensis Yabe 1903
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Invalid names: Lytoceras (Tetragonites) henleyense Anderson 1958 [synonym], Lytoceras (Tetragonites) kernense Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Tetragonites silencioensis Ifrim et al. 2013
†Tetragonites simplex Marshall 1926
†Tetragonites subtimotheanus Wiedmann 1962
Invalid names: Carinites Wiedmann 1973 [synonym], Epigoniceras [synonym], Neoepigoniceras Shimizu 1935 [nomen nudum], Tetragonites brazoensis Böse 1928 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. †Tetragonitinae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Kossmatella Jacob 1907
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†Kossmatella agassiziana Pictet and Roux 1847
†Kossmatella costata Douvillé 1916
†Kossmatella muhlenbecki Fallot 1885
†Kossmatella romana Wiedmann 1962
Invalid names: Kossmatellinae Breistroffer 1953 [synonym]
Invalid names: Gaudryceratidae Spath 1927 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 129.40000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (705 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Barremian | Italy | Kossmatella agassiziana (71828) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | USA (California) | Lytoceras argonautarum (225528) | |
| Barremian | Canada (British Columbia) | Argonauticeras argonautarum (88115) | |
| Aptian | Japan | Eogaudryceras sp. (180422) | |
| Aptian | Georgia | Tetragonites sp. (2116) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Argentina | Tetragonites heterosulcatus (63996) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | USA (California) | Argonauticeras argonautarum, Eotetragonites wintunius (230740) Eotetragonites wintunius (90666) Gabbioceras angulatum (90668 90669 216326 216327 216332 216335 216342 216346 216353) Gabbioceras sp. (216316 216317 216319) Gabbioceras sp., Gabbioceras wintunium (216320) Gabbioceras sp., Lytoceras argonautarum, Gabbioceras wintunium (216322) Gabbioceras wintunium (167367 216314 216315 216318 216321 216328 216333 216339) Gabbioceras wintunium, Gabbioceras angulatum (216323 216345) Lytoceras argonautarum (216357) Lytoceras argonautarum, Gabbioceras wintunium (216330 216336) Lytoceras argonautarum, Gabbioceras wintunium, Gabbioceras angulatum (216324) Lytoceras argonautarum, Lytoceras wintunium (216432) Tetragonites timotheanum (216356) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Madagascar | Argonauticeras besairiei (84031) Eogaudryceras numidum (84030) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Venezuela (Sucre) | Jauberticeras sp. (87916) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Russian Federation | Tetragonites sp. (65755) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | North Pacific | Anagaudryceras sp. A, Gaudryceras sp., Pseudophyllites indra (209770) Anagaudryceras sp. B (209773) Tetragonitidae indet. (209775) Zelandites japonicus, Gaudryceras propemite (209774) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | India | Ammonites cala, Ammonites varuna, Ammonites indra, Ammonites kayei, Ammonites garuda, Ammonites juilleti (41428) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Russian Federation (Sakhalin) | Anagaudryceras matsumotoi (228950) Anagaudryceras matsumotoi, Gaudryceras seymouriense (228943) Anagaudryceras mikobokense, Gaudryceras seymouriense (228947) Tetragonites sp. (228945) Tetragonites sp., Anagaudryceras matsumotoi (228946) Zelandites varuna (228951) Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras matsumotoi, Gaudryceras seymouriense (228940) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | South Africa | Pseudophyllites indra, Anagaudryceras politissimum (166277) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | France | Gaudryceras colloti (165599) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Chile | Anagaudryceras politissimum (165499 165500 165501) Gaudryceras kayei (165502) Zelandites varuna (165490) Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras subtilineatum, Anagaudryceras politissimum, Gaudryceras kayei (165489) Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras subtilineatum, Gaudryceras kayei (165497) Zelandites varuna, Pseudophyllites indra, Anagaudryceras politissimum (165492) Zelandites varuna, Pseudophyllites indra, Anagaudryceras subtilineatum, Anagaudryceras politissimum, Gaudryceras kayei (165491) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Denmark | Saghalinites sp. (67340) Saghalinites wrighti (67406) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Antarctica | Anagaudryceras seymouriense (82929 82930 82931 82932 82933) Pseudophyllites loryi (158315) Zelandites varuna (82934 82935) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Anagaudryceras seymouriense (166010) Anagaudryceras seymouriense, Pseudophyllites loryi (3166 166009 166011) Anagaudryceras seymouriense, Pseudophyllites loryi, Zealandites varuna (3169) Anagaudryceras seymouriense, Zelandites varuna, Pseudophyllites loryi (166012) Pseudophyllites loryi (166006) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Japan | Anagaudryceras matsumotoi (114478) Gaudryceras makarovense (167905 167907) Gaudryceras sp., Pseudophyllites sp., Zelandites varuna, Anagaudryceras matsumotoi, Gaudryceras seymouriense (167911) Zelandites varuna (167910) | |