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Aulacoceratida (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida

Taxonomy
Aulacoceratida was named by Stolley (1919).

It was corrected as Aulacocerida by Bandel et al. (1983), Pignatti and Mariotti (1995), Sepkoski (2002) and Riccardi (2019).

It was assigned to Belemnomorpha by Bandel et al. (1983); to Belemnoidea by Doyle et al. (1994); to Cephalopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Coleoidea by Pignatti and Mariotti (1995) and Riccardi (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Aulacoceratida Stolley
1983Aulacocerida Bandel et al. p. 399
1994Aulacoceratida Doyle et al. p. 6
1995Aulacocerida Pignatti and Mariotti p. 34
2002Aulacocerida Sepkoski
2019Aulacocerida Riccardi p. 151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919

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.

Or. †Aulacoceratida Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Chitinoteuthididae Muller-Stoll 1936
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Fm. †Palaeobelemnopsidae Chen 1982 [belemnite]
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G. †Palaeobelemnopsis Chen 1982
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Fm. †Xiphoteuthididae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Atractites Guembel 1861
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†Atractites alveolaris Quenstedt 1845
†Atractites ausseeanus Mojsisovics 1871
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Invalid names: Orthoceras alveolare von Hauer 1847 [synonym]
†Atractites bacchilidis Tommasi 1899
†Atractites bithynicus Arthaber 1915
†Atractites boeckhi Stuerzenbaum 1876
†Atractites clavatulus Smith 1914
†Atractites conicus Mojsisovics 1871
†Atractites elegans Smith 1914
†Atractites ladinus Salomon 1895
†Atractites mallyi Toula 1896
†Atractites meneghinii Salomon 1895
†Atractites obeliscus Mojsisovics 1869
†Atractites secundus Mojsisovics 1869
†Atractites smithii Diener 1907
†Atractites solidus Smith 1914
†Atractites subrotundus Salomon 1895
†Atractites subundatus Münster 1841
Invalid names: Ausseites Flower 1944 [synonym], Choanoteuthis Fischer 1951 [synonym], Xiphoteuthis Huxley 1864 [synonym]
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†Calliconites drakei Smith 1927
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Invalid names: Choanoteuthis antimonioensis Miller 1961 [synonym]
†Calliconites milleri Doyle 1994
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Invalid names: Atractites burckhardti Smith 1914 [synonym]
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†Metabelemnites philippii Hyatt and Smith 1905
Invalid names: Belemnococeras Popov 1964 [synonym]
G. †Mojsisovicsteuthis Jeletzky 1966
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†Mojsisovicsteuthis ellipticus Mojsisovics 1871
Invalid names: Atractitidae Jeletzky 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 259.90000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (137 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Atractites sp. (42098)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Palaeobelemnopsis sp. (150514)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hubei) Palaeobelemnopsis sinensis, Palaeobelemnopsis minor (107744)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Atractites sp. (214750)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Romania Atractites metae (216983) Atractites minutus (216982)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Atractites sp. (212507)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Atractites boecki (72346) Atractites sp. (72359)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Romania Atractites libricus (199554)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Atractites crassirostris (128442)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Atractites sp. (124638 124649)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Atractites crassirostris, Atractites macilentus, Atractites intermedius, Atractites pusillus, Atractites trnuirostris, Atractites boeckhi (206731) Atractites ellipticus (206729) Atractites macilentus, Atractites sp. (206728) Atractites pusillus, Atractites sp. (206727) Atractites sp. (206722 206724 206726) Atractites tenuirostris, Atractites intermedius, Atractites pusillus, Atractites sp., Atractites obeliscus (206732)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Atractites nevadensis (33207)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Innsbruck) Atractites boeckhi, Atractites secundus (202274) Atractites obelisco, Atractites intermedius, Atractites boeckhi (202275)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Nepal (Byans) Atractites smithii (206207)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation (Primorye) Atractites sp. (195194)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Afghanistan (Pakhtia) Atractites sp. (44107)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland (Ticino) Mojsisovicsteuthis boeckhi, Mojsisovicsteuthis subrotundus (44686) Mojsisovicsteuthis meneghinii (44684 44688 44690) Mojsisovicsteuthis sp. (44682)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Atractites obeliscus, Atractites boeckhi, Atractites secundus (136996) Mojsisovicsteuthis sp. (126955)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Atractites burckhardti, Atractites elegans, Atractites nevadensis, Atractites boeckhi (33225) Atractites clavatulus (40760 142669) Atractites nevadensis (33198 38923 38926 38927 44149 142861 143016 143217) Atractites solidus (33322 38925 40751 57090 142670) Atractites sp. A (38919) Atractites sp. B (143039) Atractites sp. C (143040)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Atractites boeckhi (211800)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Trentino) Mojsisovicsteuthis sp. (213258)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Romania Atractites sp. (170260)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Atractites obeliscus, Atractites bacchilidis (201597)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Atractites sp. (202273) Atractites sp., Atractites ladinus, Atractites meneghinii, Atractites subrotundus, Atractites boeckhi (202272)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0USA (Nevada) Belemnites nevadensis (142621)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Atractites mallyi, Atractites bithynicus (204511) Atractites mallyi, Atractites bithynicus, Atractites secundus (204518)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Afghanistan Atractites indet. (44173)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Russian Federation Atractites sp. (124555)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Lecco) Atractites sp. (211844) Atractites sp., Atractites obeliscus, Atractites secundus (211850)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Atractites obeliscus (211815)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Russian Federation Atractites sp. (214776 214777 214781)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland (Ticino) Mojsisovicsteuthis sp. (44709)
Longobardian - Julian242.0 - 232.0Russian Federation Atractites sp. (214792)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Alaska) Atractites sp. (112276)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation Belemnococeras darkense (124631 124634)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Mexico (Sonora) Calliconites drakei, Calliconites milleri (39173)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Atractites ausseeanus, Atractites ellipticus (206614) Atractites sp., Atractites boeckhi (206617)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Indonesia Atractites sp. (204273)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Timor) Atractites sp. (205303)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Nepal (Byans) Atractites sp. (214671)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Atractites sp. (112263 112269)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Ausseites ellipticus (69248) Orthocera subundata (137429)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Atractites ausseeanus (159577) Atractites ausseeanus, Atractites convergens (159524) Atractites ausseeanus, Atractites convergens, Atractites ellipticus (159532) Atractites sp. (159522) Atractites sp., Atractites ausseeanus, Atractites convergens (159521)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Atractites sp. (23870)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Atractites drakei (142611) Atractites philippii (142608 144376) Atractites sp. (136302)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Mexico (Sonora) Choanoteuthis antimonioensis, Metabelemnites philippii (32836)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Turkey Atractites sp. (154850 154856)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Russian Federation Belemnococeras darkense (124632)
Norian228.0 - 208.5India Atractites sp. (85471)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Austria Atractites alveolaris, Atractites conicus (159886)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Atractites alveolaris (159544) Atractites sp., Atractites alveolaris (159543)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Atractites alveolaris (159555 159558 159559 159898)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Atractites sp. (53279)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3New Zealand (Waikato) Atractites aratauraensis (234342)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210269)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210219)
Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210191 210562)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Austria Atractites sp. (27226)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210214)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210272 210273)
Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Austria Atractites sp. (189160)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Hungary Ausseites sp. (64313)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile (Chañaral) Atractites sp. (223806)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (Alberta) Atractites sp. (53695 53735 53736)
Pliensbachian - Bajocian190.8 - 168.3Chile (Chañaral) Atractites sp. (223767)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210224 210563)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (Alberta) Atractites sp. (53420 53661)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Atractites sp. (53398)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Atractites sp. (53399)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Atractites sp. (183591)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile (Antofagasta) Atractites sp. (210565 210566 210567 210568 210569 210571)