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Megacrioceratidae

Cephalopoda - Megacrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Megacrioceratidae was named by Vermeulen (2006).

It was assigned to Ptychoceratoidea by Klein et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Megacrioceratidae Vermeulen
2007Megacrioceratidae Klein et al. p. 285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
superfamilyPtychoceratoideaGill 1871
familyMegacrioceratidaeVermeulen 2006
familyMegacrioceratidaeVermeulen 2006

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. †Megacrioceratidae Vermeulen 2006
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G. †Megacrioceras Delanoy et al. 1987
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†Megacrioceras doublieri Jaubert 1856
G. †Shasticrioceras Anderson 1938
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†Shasticrioceras inflatum Anderson 1938
†Shasticrioceras patricki Murphy 1975
†Shasticrioceras poniente Anderson 1938
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Invalid names: Shasticrioceras hesperum Anderson 1938 [synonym], Shasticrioceras hesperum nipponicum Matsumoto 1947 [synonym]
†Shasticrioceras roddai Murphy 1975
†Shasticrioceras whitneyi Anderson 1938
†Shasticrioceras wintunium Anderson 1938
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Albian or 130.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Shasticrioceras sp. (222464)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4USA (California) Shasticrioceras sp. (83598) Shasticrioceras whitneyi (83607)
Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian132.9 - 125.45USA (California) Shasticrioceras sp. (216290)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Chile (Huasco) Shasticrioceras sp. (223540 223541)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Chile Shasticrioceras poniente (67496)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Chile (Copiapó) Shasticrioceras sp., Shasticrioceras poniente (223016)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45USA (California) Hoplocrioceras wintunium, Shasticrioceras poniente, Shasticrioceras hesperum (225528) Shasticrioceras poniente (216298 216303 216304 216305 216306 216307) Shasticrioceras poniente, Shasticrioceras hesperum (225526) Shasticrioceras sp. (216289)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Chile (Copiapó) Shasticrioceras sp. (222999)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Chile (Huasco) Shasticrioceras sp. (223549) Shasticrioceras whitneyi, Shasticrioceras inflatum (223569)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan Shasticrioceras nipponicus (67155)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Canada (British Columbia) Shasticrioceras poniente (88114)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5USA (California) Shasticrioceras whitneyi (225524)