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Sonninia

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy
Sonninia was named by Douvillé (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: J Aale J Bajo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Waagenia propinquans. It is the type genus of Sonniniidae, Sonniniinae.

It was assigned to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Sonniniidae by Westermann (1969) and Zatoń (2010); and to Sonniniinae by Howarth (2013), Galácz (2015) and Sandoval (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Waagenia Bayle
1879Sonninia Douvillé
1969Sonninia Westermann p. 92
2002Sonninia Sepkoski
2010Sonninia Zatoń p. 75
2013Sonninia Howarth p. 115
2015Sonninia Galácz
2022Sonninia Sandoval p. 809

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familySonniniidaeBuckman 1892
subfamilySonniniinaeBuckman 1892
genusSonniniaDouvillé 1879

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.

G. †Sonninia Douvillé 1879
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Subg. †Sonninia (Alaskinia) Westermann 1978
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Invalid names: Sonninia (Alaskoceras) Westermann 1969 [replaced]
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Invalid names: Nannoceras Buckman 1923 [synonym], Sherbornites Buckman 1923 [synonym], Stiphromorphites Buckman 1923 [synonym]
Subg. †Sonninia (Papilliceras) Buckman 1920
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†Papilliceras blackwelderi Crickmay 1933
†Papilliceras juramontanum Crickmay 1933
†Papilliceras stantoni Crickmay 1933
Invalid names: Prepapillites Buckman 1927 [synonym]
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†Poecilomorphus cycloides d'Orbigny 1846
Subg. †Sonninia (Sonninia) Douville 1879
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†Sonninia (Sonninia) falcata Quenstedt 1886
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Invalid names: Harpoceras alsaticum Haug 1885 [synonym]
†Sonninia deltafalcata Quenstedt 1858
Invalid names: Waagenia Bayle 1878 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1124.410.449.523.810.2
shell diameter1172.530.0150.079.029.9
shell inflation1129.412.661.530.012.5

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 Aalenian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 174.10000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian - Bajocian190.8 - 168.3Chile (Chañaral) S. zitelli (223767)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Early/Lower Bajocian180.1 - 168.4Chile (Chañaral) S. altecostata (223763 223766)
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Morocco Euhoploceras sp. (141225) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras sp. (141217)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Morocco Euhoploceras sp. (141219)
Late/Upper Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian175.6 - 168.4Italy Euhoploceras sp. (198957)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Germany S. sp. (59549)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Chile (Huasco) S. espinasitensis (223387)
Aalenian - Bajocian174.1 - 168.3Hungary S. insignoides, S. sp., S. adicra (64311)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4USA (Alaska) S. alaskensis (175650 175664) S. bifurcata (175617 175620 175622 175662 175663) S. bifurcata, S. alaskensis (175614 175648 175651 175652)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Spain S. boweri, S. sp., S. schlumbergeri (73294)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Hungary S. adicra, S. berckhemeri (220904)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Canada (British Columbia) S. spp. (200308 200310) S. spp., S. adicra (200309)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4USA (Oregon) S. modesta, S. polyacantha (202846)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Chile (Huasco) S. sp., S. espinasitensis, S. zittelli, S. sowerby, S. andium (223377)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Chile (Copiapó) Euhoploceras adicrum, S. espinazitensis (223751)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Australia (Western Australia) S. playfordi (153578 171209 171220 171253)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Chile (Coquimbo) S. sp. (221547)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina (Neuquen) S. espinazitensi, S. espinazitensis (102280)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Argentina S. espinazitensis (25416 25417)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Canada (Yukon) Euhoploceras dominans, Euhoploceras sp. (114626 208208) Euhoploceras dominans, Euhoploceras sp., S. cf. sp. A (114622) Euhoploceras dominans, Euhoploceras sp., S. sp. (114620) Euhoploceras dominans, S. sp. B (114624) Euhoploceras sp., Euhoploceras dominans, S. spp. (208211 208212) Euhoploceras sp., S. cf sp. A, S. cf. sp. B, S. sp., S. sp. B (114625) Euhoploceras sp., S. sp., S. cf. sp. A, S. cf. sp. B (114623) Euhoploceras sp., S. spp. (197431 208210) S. spp. (208209)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Saudi Arabia S. sp. (141472)
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4Poland S. sp. (186770)
Discites171.6 - 167.7USA (Alaska) S. sp. (175647)
Discites171.6 - 167.7Morocco Euhoploceras sp. (141229) Euhoploceras sp., Euhoploceras dominans, Nannoceras sp. (141231) Euhoploceras sp., Euhoploceras modestum, Nannoceras nannomorphum (141233) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras nannomorphum (141235) Euhoploceras sp., Nannoceras sp., Nannoceras nannomorphum (141234 141236)
Discites171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom S. modesta, S. dominans, S. costata, S. spinigera, S. crassicostata, S. acanthodes, S. sp. (141363)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Oregon) S. dominans (202418)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Chile (Huasco) S. espinasitensis (223389) S. sp. (223385)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia S. projectifer (48030 48109) S. sp. (48082) S. sp., S. arabica, S. omphalica (45241) S. sp., S. sp. (48015 48031) S. sp., S. tessoniana (48085) S. tessoniana (48032)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Xizang) Euhoploceras adicra (61426)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (California) Stiphromorphites schucherti (164638)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1Chile (Chañaral) S. sp. (223832)
Bajocian - Callovian170.3 - 163.5Chile (Coquimbo) S. mammilifera, S. altecostata, S. espinazitensis, S. sp. (221524)
Tithonian - Kimmeridgian152.1 - 152.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Hybonoticeras ornatum (2569)