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Eriditidae

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Eriditidae

Taxonomy
Eriditidae was named by Chen in Chen et al (1981) [Name was originally incorrectly spelled "Eriditiidae". Subsequent spellings have used the corrected spelling "Eriditidae"]. It is not extant. Its type is Eridites.

It was assigned to Pseudorthocerataceae by Chen et al. (1981); to Orthocerida by Kröger (2007); and to Orthoceratina by Kröger (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Eriditidae Chen et al. p. 43
1981Eriditidae Chen in Chen et al
2007Eriditidae Kröger
2013Eriditidae Kröger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
suborderOrthoceratina
familyEriditidaeChen in Chen et al 1981
familyEriditidaeChen in Chen et al 1981

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. †Eriditidae Chen in Chen et al 1981
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G. †Allanoceras Barskov 1959
G. †Eridites Zhuravleva 1961
G. †Euvirgoceras Chen 1974
G. †Haloites Chen et al. 1981
G. †Malgaoceras Miagkova 1967
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Malgaoceras moniliforme Miagkova 1967
G. †Nathorstoceras Kröger 2013
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Nathorstoceras adnatum Kröger 2013
Nathorstoceras bacotense Balashov 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Porkuni to the top of the Telychian or 445.60000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Nathorstoceras kallholnense, Nathorstoceras adnatum (124939)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Eriditidae indet. (87313)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Guizhou) Malgaoceras sp. (27898)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Malgaoceras moniliforme (206331 206333)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5China Malgaoceras sp. (228657)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Eridites barnesi (158605)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China Eridites sp. (228658 228659)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Sichuan) Euvirgoceras sp. (27908)