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Witchellia

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sonniniidae

Taxonomy

Witchellia was named by Buckman (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. It is not extant. Its type is Ammonites laeviusculus. It is the type genus of Witchelliinae.

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

Species

Pelekodites (Spatulites) spatians, W. albida, W. australica, W. companyi, W. connata, W. hyalina (syn. Sonninites simulans), W. jugifera, W. laeviuscula, W. macer (syn. Maceratites aurifer, Maceratites costulatus), W. minima, W. moisyi, W. nodatipinguis, W. peleka, W. romanoides, W. ruber, W. sayni (syn. Ludwigia corrugata), W. striata, W. sutneroides

Species lacking formal opinion data

W. evoluta, W. falcata, W. sutneri

Synonyms

Dundryites was named by Buckman (1926).

It was synonymized subjectively with Sonninites by Howarth (2013); it was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Sandoval (2022).
Zugophorites was named by Buckman (1922).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).
Pelekodites was named by Buckman (1923).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).

It was assigned to Sonniniidae by Westermann (1969).
Hyalinites was named by Buckman (1924).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).
Gelasinites was named by Buckman (1925).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).
Rubrileiites was named by Buckman (1926).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).
Anolkoleiites was named by Buckman (1926).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).
Zugella was named by Buckman (1927).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).
Spatulites was named by Buckman (1928). Its type is Spatulites spatians.

It was reranked as Pelekodites (Spatulites) by Westermann (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).

It was assigned to Pelekodites by Westermann (1969).
Maceratites was named by Buckman (1928).

It was synonymized subjectively with Witchellia by Howarth (2013) and Sandoval (2022).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1889	Witchellia Buckman
1922	Zugophorites Buckman
1923	Pelekodites Buckman
1924	Hyalinites Buckman
1925	Gelasinites Buckman
1926	Anolkoleiites Buckman
1926	Dundryites Buckman
1926	Rubrileiites Buckman
1927	Zugella Buckman
1928	Maceratites Buckman
1928	Spatulites Buckman
1969	Witchellia Westermann p. 108
1969	Pelekodites Westermann p. 126
1969	Pelekodites (Spatulites) Westermann p. 127
2002	Witchellia Sepkoski
2013	Witchellia Howarth p. 121
2015	Witchellia Galácz
2022	Witchellia Sandoval p. 823

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Hildoceratoidea	(Hyatt 1867)
family	Sonniniidae	Buckman 1892
subfamily	Witchelliinae	Callomon and Chandler 2006
genus	Witchellia	Buckman 1889

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. †Witchellia Buckman 1889

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†Witchellia albida Buckman 1926

†Witchellia australica Arkell 1954

†Witchellia companyi Sandoval 2022

†Witchellia connata Buckman 1927

†Witchellia hyalina Buckman 1924

Invalid names: Sonninites simulans Buckman 1926 [synonym]

†Witchellia jugifera Waagen 1867

†Witchellia laeviuscula Sowerby 1824

†Witchellia macer Buckman 1889

Invalid names: Maceratites aurifer Buckman 1928 [synonym], Maceratites costulatus Buckman 1928 [synonym]

†Witchellia minima Hiltermann 1939

†Witchellia moisyi Brasil 1893

†Witchellia nodatipinguis Buckman 1923

†Witchellia peleka Buckman 1923

†Witchellia romanoides Douville 1885

†Witchellia ruber Buckman 1926

†Witchellia sayni Haug 1893

Invalid names: Ludwigia corrugata Douville 1885 [synonym]

†Witchellia striata Sandoval 2022

†Witchellia sutneroides Westermann 1969

Invalid names: Anolkoleiites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Dundryites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Gelasinites Buckman 1925 [synonym], Hyalinites Buckman 1924 [synonym], Maceratites Buckman 1928 [synonym], Pelekodites Buckman 1923 [synonym], Rubrileiites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Spatulites Buckman 1928 [synonym], Zugella Buckman 1927 [synonym], Zugophorites Buckman 1922 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available