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Himalayitidae
Taxonomy
Himalayitidae was named by Spath (1925).
It was reranked as the subfamily Himalayitinae by Wright (1952), Helmstaedt (1969), Imlay and Jones (1970), Verma and Westermann (1973) and Shome et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Berriasellidae by Wright (1952), Helmstaedt (1969), Imlay and Jones (1970), Verma and Westermann (1973) and Shome et al. (2005); to Perisphinctaceae by Boughdiri et al. (1999) and Klein (2005); and to Perisphinctoidea by Bulot et al. (2014), Frau et al. (2015), Frau et al. (2016), Frau et al. (2016), Vašíček and Skupien (2016), Salazar and Stinnesbeck (2016), Garrido et al. (2018) and Jain and Schweigert (2022).
It was reranked as the subfamily Himalayitinae by Wright (1952), Helmstaedt (1969), Imlay and Jones (1970), Verma and Westermann (1973) and Shome et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Berriasellidae by Wright (1952), Helmstaedt (1969), Imlay and Jones (1970), Verma and Westermann (1973) and Shome et al. (2005); to Perisphinctaceae by Boughdiri et al. (1999) and Klein (2005); and to Perisphinctoidea by Bulot et al. (2014), Frau et al. (2015), Frau et al. (2016), Frau et al. (2016), Vašíček and Skupien (2016), Salazar and Stinnesbeck (2016), Garrido et al. (2018) and Jain and Schweigert (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Himalayitidae Spath |
| 1952 | Himalayitinae Wright |
| 1969 | Himalayitinae Helmstaedt p. 78 |
| 1970 | Himalayitinae Imlay and Jones p. B3 |
| 1973 | Himalayitinae Verma and Westermann p. 247 |
| 1999 | Himalayitidae Boughdiri et al. p. 111 |
| 2005 | Himalayitidae Klein p. 2 |
| 2005 | Himalayitinae Shome et al. p. 620 |
| 2014 | Himalayitidae Bulot et al. p. 119 |
| 2015 | Himalayitidae Frau et al. p. 119 |
| 2016 | Himalayitidae Frau et al. p. 177 |
| 2016 | Himalayitidae Salazar and Stinnesbeck p. 163 |
| 2016 | Himalayitidae Vašíček and Skupien p. 21 |
| 2018 | Himalayitidae Garrido et al. p. 6 |
| 2022 | Himalayitidae Jain and Schweigert p. 658 |
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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. †Himalayitidae Spath 1925
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G. †Aulacosphinctes
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†Aulacosphinctes diabloensis Anderson 1945
†Aulacosphinctes jenkinsi Anderson 1945
†Aulacosphinctes proximus Steuer 1897
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Invalid names: Aulacosphinctes chilensis Corvalán 1959 [synonym]
†Perisphinctes (Aulacosphinctes) natricoides Uhlig 1910
†Perisphinctes (Aulacosphinctes) spitiensis Uhlig 1910
G. †Corongoceras
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†Corongoceras alternans Gerth 1925
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Invalid names: Berriasella pastorei Leanza 1945 [synonym], Corongoceras rigali Leanza 1945 [synonym]
†Corongoceras cordobai Verma and Westermann 1973
†Corongoceras duraznense Krantz 1928
†Corongoceras evolutum Corvalán 1959
†Corongoceras filicostatum Imlay 1942
†Corongoceras lotenoense Spath 1925
†Corongoceras mendozanum Behrendsen 1892
†Corongoceras submendozanum Krantz 1928
Subfm. †Dalmasiceratinae Frau et al. 2016
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G. †Dalmasiceras
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Subg. †Dalmasiceras (Dalmasiceras) Djanélidzé 1922
Subg. †Dalmasiceras (Elenaella) Nikolov 1966
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†Dalmasiceras (Elenaella) prorsiradiatum Howarth 1992
†Dalmasiceras crassicostatum Djanelidze 1922
†Dalmasiceras orientale Sey and Kalacheva 1999
†Hoplites (Dalmasiceras) dalmasi Pictet 1867
G. †Praedalmasiceras Frau et al. 2016
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†Praedalmasiceras botellae Kilian 1889
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Invalid names: Dalmasiceras gevreyi Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Dalmasiceras sayniforme Tavera 1985 [synonym], Hoplites (Dalmasiceras) kiliani Djanélidzé 1922 [synonym]
†Praedalmasiceras progenitor Oppel 1868
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Invalid names: Dalmasiceras (Dalmasiceras) pseudoprogenitor Nikolov 1982 [synonym], Dalmasiceras biplanum Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Dalmasiceras djanelidzei Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Dalmasiceras sublaevis Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Dalmasiceras toucasi Mazenot 1939 [synonym]
†Praedalmasiceras spiticeroides Djanélidzé 1922
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Invalid names: Hoplites (Dalmasiceras) dalmasi nana Djanélidzé 1922 [synonym], Hoplites (Dalmasiceras) subspiticeroides Djanélidzé 1922 [synonym], Jabronella companyi Tavera 1985 [synonym]
G. †Djurjuriceras
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†Djurjuriceras catutosense Leanza et al. 1990
†Djurjuriceras sinuosum Tavera 1985
G. †Durangites
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†Durangites acanthicus Burckhardt 1912
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Invalid names: Durangites incertus Burckhardt 1912 [synonym]
†Durangites alencasteri Verma and Westermann 1973
†Durangites cohglani Aguilera 1895
†Durangites heilprini Aguilera 1895
†Durangites humboldti Burckhardt 1912
†Durangites vulgaris Burckhardt 1912
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Invalid names: Durangites densestriatus Burckhardt 1912 [synonym]
†Durangites zigzagcostatus Cantu-Chapa 2006
G. †Hegaratites Boughdiri et al. 1999
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†Hegaratites burolleti Boughdiri et al. 1999
†Hegaratites rheouisensis Boughdiri et al. 1999
G. †Hemispiticeras Spath 1925 [ammonite]
Subfm. †Himalayitinae Spath 1925
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G. †Dickersonia
G. †Lopeziceras Frau et al. 2016
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†Lopeziceras aristidis Mazenot 1939
†Lopeziceras chaperi Pictet 1868
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Invalid names: Berriasella aizyensis Mazenot 1939 [synonym], Hoplites castroi Kilian 1889 [synonym], Hoplites macphersoni Kilian 1889 [synonym], Hoplites tarini Kilian 1889 [synonym], Hoplites vasseuri Kilian 1889 [synonym]
G. †Mazenoticeras Nikolov 1966
G. †Micracanthoceras
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†Micracanthoceras acanthellum Imlay 1939
†Micracanthoceras alamense Imlay 1939
†Micracanthoceras microcanthum Oppel 1865
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Invalid names: Ammonites fraudator Zittel 1868 [synonym], Ammonites koellikeri Oppel 1868 [synonym], Ammonites symbolus Oppel 1868 [synonym], Aulacosphinctes sulcatus Tavera 1985 [synonym], Berriasella (Picteticeras) subeudichotoma Nikolov 1982 [synonym], Djurjuriceras mediterraneum Tavera 1985 [synonym], Djurjuriceras mutari Tavera 1985 [synonym], Himalayites (Corongoceras) lamberti Roman 1936 [synonym], Himalayites concurrens Leanza 1945 [synonym], Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) flexuosum Tavera 1985 [synonym], Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) leanzai Tavera 1985 [synonym], Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) minor Tavera 1985 [synonym], Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) ornatum Tavera 1985 [synonym], Micracanthoceras (Corongoceras) radians Tavera 1985 [synonym], Micracanthoceras lamberti Leanza 1945 [synonym], Micracanthoceras tapiai Leanza 1945 [synonym]
†Micracanthoceras spinulosum Gerth 1925
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Invalid names: Berriasella inaequicostata Gerth 1925 [synonym]
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†Protacanthodiscus andreaei Kilian 1889
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Invalid names: Durangites apertus Tavera 1985 [synonym], Durangites gigantis Tavera 1985 [synonym], Durangites singularis Tavera 1985 [synonym], Durangites sutneroides Tavera 1985 [synonym], Protacanthodiscus berriasensis Tavera 1985 [synonym], Protacanthodiscus coronatus Tavera 1985 [synonym], Protacanthodiscus darwini Tavera 1985 [synonym], Protacanthodiscus nodusus Tavera 1985 [synonym]
†Protacanthodiscus hexagonus Tavera 1985
†Protacanthodiscus taffi Anderson 1945
G. †Parodontoceras
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†Parodontoceras calistoides Behrendsen 1891
†Parodontoceras reedi Anderson 1945
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Invalid names: Aulacosphinctes watsonensis Anderson 1945 [synonym]
G. †Parrasiella Frau et al. 2015
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†Parrasiella astillerensis Imlay 1939
†Parrasiella galeanense Cantu-Chapa 1968
†Parrasiella juanensis Cantu-Chapa 1968
†Parrasiella latiumbilicatum Cantu-Chapa 1968
†Parrasiella rarifurcatus Imlay 1939
G. †Windhauseniceras
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†Windhauseniceras internispinosum Krantz 1928
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Invalid names: Aulacosphinctes hebecostatus Krantz 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 155.70000 to 140.20000 Ma
Collections (183 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian | Russian Federation | Micracanthoceras micracanthum (213006) | |
| Oxfordian - Berriasian | Spain | Aulacosphinctes moerickeanus, Aulacosphinctes quadri, Aulacosphinctes parvulus, Aulacosphinctes berriaselliformis, Aulacosphinctes sp., Aulacosphinctes rectefurcatus, Corongoceras sp., Dalmasiceras sp., Djurjuriceras ponti, Djurjuriceras armonicus, Djurjuriceras annularius, Micracanthoceras micracanthus, Micracanthoceras marocanum, Corongoceras rhodanicus, Dalmasiceras sublaevis (73297) | |
| Kimmeridgian | Madagascar | Aulacosphinctes humilis, Aulacosphinctes retrosus (98167) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Madagascar (Melaky) | Aulacosphinctes humilis, Aulacosphinctes retrorsus (234324) | |
| Tithonian | USA (California) | Aulacosphinctes reedi, Aulacosphinctes jenkinsi, Aulacosphinctes taffi, Aulacosphinctes diabloensis, Aulacosphinctes watsonensis (224818) Aulacosphinctes sp. (151980) Aulacosphinctes sp. juv. (220374) | |
| Tithonian | Algeria | Corongoceras sp., Micracanthoceras microcanthum (45083) Corongoceras sp., Micracanthoceras sp. (45084) | |
| Tithonian | Argentina (Mendoza) | Berriasella spinulosa (137136) | |
| Tithonian | China | Aulacosphinctes moerikeanus, Aulacosphinctes parvulus, Aulacosphinctes hundesianus (64827) | |
| Tithonian | India (Gujarat) | Aulacosphinctes sp. (64623) | |
| Tithonian | Cuba | Corongoceras cordobai (57199) Corongoceras sp., Dickersonia sp. (57746) Dickersonia sp. (57744) Dickersonia sp., Micracanthoceras sp. (57752) Durangites sp., Durangites humboldti, Durangites acanthicus (57715) Parodontoceras antilleanum (57748) Parodontoceras butti (57198 57743) Parodontoceras butti, Parodontoceras antilleanum (57720 57729) Parodontoceras sp. (57730 57745 57751) | |
| Tithonian | Yemen (Wasi Hajar) | Malbosiceras aizyensis (2582) | |
| Tithonian | Yemen (Wadi Hajar) | Himalayites sp., Aulacosphinctes spitiensis, Aulacosphinctes natricoides, Micracanthoceras fraudator (2615) | |
| Tithonian | India | Himalayites seidelli (83609) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Italy (Ancona) | Aulacosphinctes rectefurcatus (46540) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian | Cuba | Parodontoceras butti (57712) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Argentina | Corongoceras mendozanum (200701 200702) Parodontoceras calistoides (228376) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Colombia (Meta) | Dickersonia sp., Berriasella pastorei (191974) Himalayites sp. 1, Himalayites sp. 2, Parodontoceras antilleanum (191958) Protacanthodiscus andreaei, Windhauseniceras internispinosum, Berriasella pastorei, Hemispiticeras steinmanni (191971) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | India (Gujarat) | Aulacosphinctes sp., Micracanthoceras sp., Tithopeltoceras lakhaparensis (66780) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Madagascar | Corongoceras aurouzei, Corongoceras paucicostatum, Corongoceras nodosum, Himalayites faucium (234351) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Ethiopia | Djurjuriceras sinuosum (228745 228746) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Cuba | Durangites acanthicus (57204) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Tunisia | Hegaratites burolleti (178458) Hegaratites sp., Hegaratites rheouisensis, Durangites vulgaris (178459) Toucasiella gerardi (178264) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Iraq (Zakho) | Parodontoceras beneckei, Protacanthodiscus andreaei (192419) Parodontoceras sp., Protacanthodiscus sp. (192417) Parodontoceras spp., Parodontoceras callistoides (192418) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | USA (California) | Parodontoceras reedi (224826 225861) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Mexico | Corongoceras cordobai (197729) Corongoceras cordobai, Corongoceras mendozanum (197727 197734 197735 197747) Corongoceras cordobai, Durangites acanthicus, Durangites rarifurcatus, Durangites heilprini (197968) Corongoceras sp. (197756) Corongoceras sp., Durangites sp., Durangites rarifurcatus, Durangites vulgaris, Durangites heilprini, Durangites alencasteri (197971) Corongoceras sp., Micracanthoceras acanthellum, Durangites rarifurcatus, Durangites vulgaris, Durangites heilprini, Durangites alencasteri (197758) Durangites heilprini (197753) Durangites heilprini, Durangites alencasteri (197751 197969) Durangites sp. B, Durangites sp. A, Durangites zigzagcostatus (142314) Durangites vulgaris (197754) Durangites vulgaris, Durangites heilprini (197748) Micracanthoceras acanthellum, Durangites heilprini (197750) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Chile | Aulacosphinctes proximus, Windhauseniceras interspinosum (90555) Micracanthoceras microcanthum, Micracanthoceras spinulosum, Corongoceras alternans, Corongoceras evolutum (90557) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Italy (Ancona) | Micracanthoceras sp. (46543) Protacanthodiscus rhodanicus, Micracanthoceras savornini (46544) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Nepal | Corongoceras lotenoense, Himalayites seideli (142312) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Spain | Toucasiella gerardi (178261 178262) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | France | Boughdiriella chouetensis (174770) Boughdiriella chouetensis, Protacanthodiscus andreaei (174768) Dalmasiceras sp., Boughdiriella chouetensis, Protacanthodiscus andreaei, Pratumidiscus elsae (174769) Dalmasiceras sp., Himalayitidae indet., Boughdiriella chouetensis, Protacanthodiscus andreaei, Protacanthodiscus hexagonus, Ardesciella rhodanica (174771) Micracanthoceras microcanthum (174774 174775 174776 174781 183704 183705 183706 183707 183708 183709 183710 183711 183712 183713 183714 183715 183716 183717) Protacanthodiscus andreaei (183720 183721) Protacanthodiscus andreaei, Pratumidiscus elsae, Boughdiriella chouetense (183722) Protacanthodiscus andreaei, Toucasiella gerardi (174767) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Czech Republic | Boughdiriella chouetensis (177621) Micracanthoceras microcanthum (177617) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | India | Aulacosphinctes latouchi (65882) Aulacosphinctes latouchi, Himalayites sp. (65891) Himalayites seideli (65883) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian | Peru | Aulacosphinctes subvetustus (66401) Durangites limensis, Himalayites egregius, Micracanthoceras sp., Parodontoceras tenerum, Parodontoceras beneckei, Parodontoceras angasmarcaense, Parodontoceras pardoi, Protacanthodiscus quadripartitus, Corongoceras lotenoense, Parodontoceras calistoides (37887) Micracanthoceras sp. (66392 66393 66397 66403 66408 66409) Micracanthoceras sp., Micracanthoceras koellikeri, Parodontoceras sp. (66405) Parodontoceras sp. (66407) Parodontoceras sp., Parodontoceras angasmarcaense (66406) | |
| Middle Tithonian | Chile | Aulacosphinctes proximus (175925) Windhauseniceras internispinosum, Aulacosphinctes proximus (175934) | |
| Middle Tithonian | Argentina (Neuquen) | Aulacosphinctes sp., Corongoceras sp. (135630) Aulacosphinctes sp., Corongoceras sp., Djurjuriceras sp. (135629) Djurjuriceras catutosense (135631) Windhauseniceras sp. (135633) | |
| Middle Tithonian | Argentina | Corongoceras mendozanum (200698 200699) Windhauseniceras internispinosum (200694 200697 200700) | |
| Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian | Chile | Micracanthoceras microcanthum, Windhauseniceras internispinosum, Aulacosphinctes proximus, Corongoceras evolutum (175930) | |
| Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian | Argentina (Neuquen) | Corongoceras alternans (47415) | |
| Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Corongoceras sp., Himalayites sp., Micracanthoceras sp., Parodontoceras sp. (135627) | |
| Early/Lower Tithonian - Hauterivian | Chile | Aulacosphinctes proximus (151657) Corongoceras involutum, Corongoceras lotenoense, Corongoceras alternans (151665) Corongoceras involutum, Corongoceras lotenoense, Corongoceras evolutum, Corongoceras mendozanum (151661) Corongoceras koellikeri (151668) Corongoceras koellikeri, Micracanthoceras microcanthum, Micracanthoceras spinulosum, Corongoceras mendozanum (151660) Corongoceras koellikeri, Micracanthoceras spinulosum (151663) Corongoceras lotenoense (151669) Corongoceras lotenoense, Corongoceras alternans (151666) Corongoceras lotenoense, Corongoceras evolutum (151667) Corongoceras mendozanum (151670) Micracanthoceras microcanthum (151659) Micracanthoceras microcanthum, Aulacosphinctes proximus (151658) Micracanthoceras microcanthum, Micracanthoceras spinulosum (151662) Micracanthoceras vetustum (151664) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | Italy (Ancona) | Micracanthoceras sp., Micracanthoceras rhodanicus (46546) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | France | Dalmasiceras biplanum (174792) Dalmasiceras crassicostatum (174788) Dalmasiceras djanelidzei (174794) Dalmasiceras sp. (174789 174791) Dalmasiceras sp., Mazenoticeras tarini (174785) Dalmasiceras sublaevis (174790 174793) Mazenoticeras tarini, Dalmasiceras sp. (174786) Praedalmasiceras progenitor (180140 180141 180142) Praedalmasiceras spiticeroides, Mazenoticeras tarini (174787) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | Russian Federation | Dalmasiceras orientale (47702) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian | Czech Republic | Riasanella rausingi (177622) Riasanella rausingi, Dalmasiceras kiliani, Mazenoticeras sp. (202901) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian | France | Himalayites sp. (11913) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian | Mexico ( San Luis Potosí ) | Durangites rarifurcatus (192497) Durangites sp. (192479 192480 192482) Durangites sp., Durangites rarifurcatus (192495) | |
| Late/Upper Berriasian | Hungary | Dalmasiceras sp. (111294) | |
| Middle Berriasian | France | Himalayitidae indet. (11871) | |
| Middle Berriasian | Hungary | Dalmasiceras sp. (111300) | |
| Berriasian | Georgia | Dalmasiceras crassicostatum (2112) | |
| Berriasian | Yemen (Wadi Hajar) | Dalmasiceras sp. (2622 2637) Protacanthodiscus sp. (2614 2621) | |
| Berriasian | Poland | Dalmasiceras djanelidzei (65218) Himalayites sp. (2094) | |
| Berriasian | Iraq (Zakho) | Dalmasiceras sp. (192413) Parodontoceras sp. (192415) Protacanthodiscus spp., Dalmasiceras prorsiradiatum (192411) | |
| Berriasian | Ukraine | Dalmasiceras crassicostatum (183168) Dalmasiceras sp. (183169) | |
| Berriasian | Ukraine (Crimea) | Dalmasiceras crassicostatum (124724) Dalmasiceras dalmasi, Dalmasiceras crassicostatum (124752) | |
| Berriasian - Valanginian | Chile (Coquimbo) | Corongoceras sp. (221666) |