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Radiolitoidea

Bivalvia - Hippuritida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Radiolitoidea Gray
2009Radiolitoidea Nevesskaja
2010Radiolitoidea Bouchet et al.
2011Radiolitoidea Carter et al. p. 15
2013Radiolitoidea Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848

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.

Superfm. †Radiolitoidea Gray 1848
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Fm. †Caprinulidae Yanin 1989
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G. †Caprinula Orbigny 1847
G. †Caprotina Orbigny 1842
G. †Himeraelites Stefano 1889
G. †Neocaprina Plenicar 1961
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†Neocaprina gigantea Plenicar 1960
†Neocaprina raghawiensis Steuber and Bachmann 2002
G. †Sellaea Stefano 1889
Fm. †Caprotinidae Gray 1848
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G. †Baryconites Palmer 1928
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G. †Chaperia Munier-Chalmas 1882
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†Chaperia barretoi Brown 1952
†Chaperia columella Brown 1952
†Chaperia delta Brown 1952
†Chaperia parva Brown 1952
†Chaperia socialis Palmer 1928
Invalid names: Gyropleuridae Paquier 1905 [synonym], Heterocaprinidae Munier-Chalmas 1873 [synonym], Horiopleuridae Yanin 1989 [synonym]
Fm. †Diceratidae Dall 1895
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G. †Diceras Lamarck 1805
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†Diceras brevicornum Karczewski 1969
†Diceras impressum Karczewski 1969
†Diceras originale Bayle 1873
Invalid names: Macrodiceras Karczewski 1969 [synonym]
Subfm. †Heterodiceratinae Pchelintsev 1959
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Subfm. †Plesiodiceratinae Pchelintsev 1959
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G. †Eodiceras Pchelintsev 1959
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†Eodiceras planum Karczewski 1969
†Eodiceras subeximium Karczewski 1969
G. †Valletia Munier-Chalmas 1873
Invalid names: Diceratinae Dall 1895 [empty]
Fm. †Hippuritidae Gray 1848
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G. †Barrettia Woodward 1862
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†Barrettia ruseae Chubb 1967
G. †Caribbea Grubic 2004
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†Caribbea muellerriedi Vermunt 1937
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Invalid names: Hippurites perkinsi Myers 1968 [synonym]
G. †Hippuritella Douvillé 1908
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†Hippuritella lapeirousei Goldfuss 1840
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Invalid names: Hippurites espaillaci d'Orbigny 1847 [synonym], Hippurites espaillaciana d'Orbigny 1842 [synonym], Hippurites radiosus Desmoulins 1857 [synonym], Radiolites paillonica Leymerie 1878 [synonym]
G. †Hippurites Lamarck 1801
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†Hippurites canalicatus Roquand 1841
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Invalid names: Hippurites crassicostatus Douvillé 1893 [synonym], Hippurites striatus Defrance 1821 [synonym]
†Hippurites colliciatus Woodward 1855
†Hippurites cornucopiae Defrance 1821
G. †Laluzia Götz and Mitchell 2009
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†Laluzia armini Götz and Mitchell 2009
†Laluzia peruviana Gerth 1928
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Invalid names: Gloria vermunti Grubic 2004 [synonym]
G. †Orbignya
G. †Parastroma Douvillé 1926
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†Parastroma guitarti Palmer 1933
G. †Pironaea Meneghini 1868
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†Pironaea slavonica Hilber 1902
G. †Praebarrettia Trechmann 1924
G. †Praetorreites Philip and Platel 1994
G. †Pseudovaccinites Sénesse 1946
G. †Rhedensia
G. †Tetracionites Astre 1931
G. †Torreites Palmer 1933
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†Torreites giganteus Philip and Platel 1998
†Torreites grubici Philip and Platel 1998
†Torreites milovanovici Grubic 1979
G. †Vaccinites Fischer 1887
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†Vaccinites archiaci Munier-Chalmas 1892
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Invalid names: Hippurites sulcatus Defrance 1895 [synonym], Vaccinites cornuvaccium Bronn 1984 [synonym], Vaccinites praeespagnicus Pamouktchiev 1979 [synonym]
†Vaccinites sulcatus Defrance 1821
†Vaccinites vesiculosus Woodward 1855
†Vaccinites vredenburgi Kuehn 1932
Invalid names: Tetravaccinites [synonym]
G. †Whitfieldiella Mitchell 2010
G. †Yvaniella Milovanovic 1938
Invalid names: Barrettiinae Chubb 1971 [empty], Batolitidae Yanin 1989 [synonym], Hippuritellinae Bilotte 1982 [empty], Pironaeidae Yanin 1989 [synonym], Pseudovaccinitinae Bilotte 1982 [empty], Torreitinae Grubic 1979 [empty]
Fm. †Monopleuridae Munier-Chalmas 1873
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G. †Araeopleura Cox 1965
G. †Arnaudia Fischer 1887
G. †Artigesia Freneix and Sornay 1974
G. †Bicornucopina Hofmann 1912
G. †Debrunia Masse and Fenerci-Masse 2009
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†Debrunia bruni Douvillé 1918
†Debrunia mutabilis Matheron 1878
G. †Glossomyophorus Masse et al. 1984
G. †Gyropleura Douvillé 1887
G. †Mathesia Mainelli 1995
G. †Monopleura Matheron 1842
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†Monopleura falgasi Vidal 1878
†Monopleura figolina Vidal 1878
†Monopleura salazari Palmer 1928
G. †Petalodontia Pocta 1889
G. †Pseudopetalodontia Masse et al. 2007
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†Pseudopetalodontia felixi Douvillé 1900
G. †Simacia Pocta 1889
Fm. †Plagioptychidae Douvillé 1888
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G. †Coralliochama White 1885
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†Coralliochama orcutti White 1885
G. †Mitrocaprina Boehm 1895
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†Mitrocaprina bulgarica Tzankov 1965
†Mitrocaprina tschoppi Palmer 1933
G. †Paracaprinula Piveteau 1939
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†Paracaprinula syriaca Piveteau 1939
G. †Plagioptychus Matheron 1842
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†Plagioptychus aguilloni d'Orbigny 1840
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Invalid names: Plagioptychus paradoxus Matheron 1842 [synonym]
Fm. †Polyconitidae MacGillavry 1937
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G. †Douvillelia Alencaster and Pantoja-Alor 1998
G. †Horiopleura Douvillé 1889
G. †Jerjesia Alencáster 1986
G. †Magallanesia Sano et al. 2014
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†Magallanesia canaliculata Sano et al. 2014
G. †Polyconites Roulland 1830
G. †Praecaprotina Yabe and Nagao 1926
G. †Tepeyacia Palmer 1928
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†Tepeyacia corrugata Palmer 1928
†Tepeyacia gregaria Palmer 1928
Fm. †Radiolitidae Gray 1848
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G. †Agria Matheron 1878
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†Agria gherzii Palmer 1928
G. †Agriopleura Kühn 1832
G. †Apulites Tavani 1958
G. †Archaeoradiolites Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006
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†Archaeoradiolites hispanicus Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006
†Archaeoradiolites primitivus Fenerci-Masse et al. 2006
G. †Biradiolites d'Orbigny 1850
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†Biradiolites angulosus d'Orbigny 1850
†Biradiolites ara Pons 1977
†Biradiolites fissicostatus d'Orbigny 1847
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Invalid names: Biradiolites orbigny Toucas 1940 [synonym], Radiolites similivalvis Astre 1932 [synonym]
†Biradiolites lumbricalis d'Orbigny 1910
†Biradiolites martelli Parona 1911
†Biradiolites mooretownensis Trechmann 1924
†Biradiolites osensis Vidal 1878
†Biradiolites rotundatus Plenicar 1982
†Biradiolites zucchii Caffau and Plenicar 1990
G. †Bournonia Fischer 1887
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†Bournonia bournoni Desmoulins 1826
†Bournonia excavata d'Orbigny 1847
†Bournonia fascicularis Pirona 1869
†Bournonia gardonica Toucas 1907
G. †Bystrickya Lupu 1976
G. †Chiapasella Müllerried 1931
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†Chiapasella radiolitiformis Trechmann 1924
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Invalid names: Chiapasella bermudezi Palmer 1933 [synonym], Chiapasella cubensis Rutten 1936 [synonym], Chiapasella pauciplicata Muellerried 1931 [synonym], Euscalpellum coatesi Donovan and Davis-Strickland 1993 [synonym]
G. †Colveraia Klinghardt 1921
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Invalid names: Balabania [synonym], Branislavia [synonym], Hatayia Karacabey-Öztemür and Selcuk 1981 [synonym], Klinghardtites [synonym]
G. †Contraspira Mitchell 2009
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†Contraspira khanae Mitchell 2009
G. †Darendeella Karacabey-Oztemür 1976
G. †Distefanella Parona 1901
G. †Dubertretia Cox 1965
G. †Durania Douvillé 1908
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†Durania acuticostata Caffau et al. 1995
†Durania californica Anderson 1958
†Durania cornupastoris Des Moulins 1826
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Invalid names: Biradiolites cornupastoris Des Moulins 1850 [synonym], Durania arnaudi Choffat 1891 [synonym]
†Durania gaensis Dacque 1903
G. †Eoradiolites Douvillé 1909
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†Eoradiolites liratus Conrad 1852
†Eoradiolites murgensis Torre 1965
†Eoradiolites plicatus Conrad 1852
†Eoradiolites rousseli Toucas 1907
†Eoradiolites triangularis d'Orbigny 1847
G. †Favus Laviano and Skelton 1992
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†Favus antei Laviano and Skelton 1992
G. †Fossulites Astre 1957
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†Fossulites dionysii Steuber 1994
G. †Fundinia Sladic-Trifunovic and Pejovic 1977
G. †Glabrobournonia Morris and Skelton 1995
G. †Gorjanovicia Polsak 1967
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†Gorjanovicia boeotica Steuber 1994
†Gorjanovicia lipparinii Polsak 1967
G. †Hacobjanella Atabekjan 1976
G. †Horehronia Andrusov 1976
G. †Jerinella Pejovic 1988
G. †Joufia Boehm 1897
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†Joufia reticulata Boehm 1897
Invalid names: Miseia [synonym]
G. †Katzeria Sliskovic 1966
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†Katzeria hercegovinaensis Sliskovic 1966
G. †Kuehnia
G. †Kurtinia Karacabey-Oztemuer 1980
G. †Lapeirousella Milovanovic 1938
G. †Lapeirousia Bayle 1878
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†Lapeirousia jouanneti Des Moulins 1826
†Lapeirousia laskarevi Milovanovic 1938
†Lapeirousia plana Milovanovic 1935
†Lapeirousia zitteli Douvillé 1913
G. †Laskarevia Milovanovic 1984
G. †Macgillavryia Rojas et al. 1995
G. †Maghrebites Pons 2012
G. †Medeela
G. †Medeella Parona 1924
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†Medeella zignana Pirona 1869
G. †Milovanovicia Polsak 1967
G. †Monopilarites Philip and Platel 1998
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†Monopilarites duqmensis Philip and Platel 1998
G. †Neoradiolites Milovanovic 1935
G. †Orestia Lupu 1972
G. †Osculigera Kühn 1933
G. †Parabournonia Douvillé 1927
G. †Paronaites Pons 2011
G. †Paronella Wiontzek 1934
G. †Petkovicia Kühn and Pejovic 1959
G. †Polsakia Sliskovic 1982
G. †Potosites Pons et al. 2010
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†Potosites tristantorresi Pons et al. 2010
G. †Praelapeirousia Wiontzek 1934
G. †Praeradiolites Douvillé 1902
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†Praeradiolites acutilamellosus Caffau et al. 1995
†Praeradiolites ciryi Floquet 1991
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Invalid names: Praeradiolites subfuxeensis Astre 1962 [synonym]
†Praeradiolites hoeninghausi Desmoulins 1826
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Invalid names: Praeradiolites aristidis Munier-Chalmas 1888 [synonym], Praeradiolites echennensis Astre 1954 [synonym]
G. †Pseudopolyconites Milovanovic 1935
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†Pseudopolyconites apuliensis Sladíc-Trifunovic and Campobasso 1980
G. †Pseudosabinia Morris and Skelton 1995
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G. †Radiolitella Douvillé 1904
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G. †Radiolites Lamarck 1801
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†Radiolites acutocostata Adkins 1930
†Radiolites carsicus Caffau et al. 1995
†Radiolites dario Catullo 1834
†Radiolites inflata Palmer 1928
†Radiolites macroplicatus Whitfield 1987
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Invalid names: Radiolites annulosus Whitfield 1897 [synonym], Sauvagesia fluminisagni Chubb 1956 [synonym], Sauvagesia mcgrathi Chubb 1956 [synonym]
†Radiolites perforata Palmer 1928
†Radiolites robusta Palmer 1928
†Radiolites sauvagesi d'Hombres-Firmas 1838
†Radiolites spongicola Astre 1954
Subfm. †Radiolitinae Gray 1848
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G. †Rajka
G. †Robertella Cossmann 1903
G. †Rosellia Pons 1977
G. †Sauvagesia Bayle 1886
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†Sauvagesia sanfilippoi Parona 1933
†Sauvagesia tenuicostata Polsak 1967
Subfm. †Sauvagesiinae Douvillé 1908
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G. †Hardaghia
G. †Sphaerulites Lamarck 1819
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†Sphaerulites foliaceus Lamarck 1819
G. †Tampsia Stephenson 1922
G. †Tekirdagia Ozdikmen 2010
G. †Thyrastylon Chubb 1956
G. †Vautrinia Milovanovic 1938
Invalid names: Biradiolitinae Douvillé 1902 [invalid subgroup], Chiapasellidae Alencaster 1971 [synonym], Duraniidae Yanin 1989 [synonym], Joufiinae Karacabey-Oztemür 1981 [empty], Lapeirousiinae Kühn 1932 [empty], Osculigeridae Yanin 1989 [synonym]
G. †Rousselia Douvillé 1898
Fm. †Trechmannellidae Cox 1934
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G. †Dictyoptychus Douvillé 1905
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†Dictyoptychus morgani Douvillé 1904
G. †Eodictyoptychus Skelton and El-Asa'ad 1992
G. †Semailia Morris and Skelton 1995
G. †Trechmannella Cox 1934
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Invalid names: Polyptychus Douvillé 1904 [replaced]
Invalid names: Anomoptychidae Vokes 1967 [synonym], Dictyoptychidae Skelton 1993 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:42:18
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:08:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Telychian to the top of the Oligocene or 438.50000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 430.5 Ma

Collections (1045 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Canada (Québec) Whitfieldiella sp. (25162)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Morocco Diceras sp. (68080)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Slovenia Diceras sp. (39809)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania Diceras sp. (35183 35185 35190)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Poland Diceras arietinum (98576 98577) Diceras arietinum, Diceras sp., Eodiceras eximium (98578) Diceras arietinum, Diceras sp., Eodiceras eximium, Eodiceras sp., Macrodiceras rotundatum, Macrodiceras longum, Macrodiceras balaklavense, Eodiceras planum (98580) Diceras arietinum, Diceras sp., Macrodiceras rotundatum, Diceras brevicornum, Diceras impressum, Diceras originale, Macrodiceras longum, Macrodiceras balaklavense, Macrodiceras kozlowskii, Macrodiceras magnum, Macrodiceras pcelincevi, Macrodiceras polonicum, Macrodiceras spirale (98574) Diceras arietinum, Eodiceras eximium, Eodiceras sp. (98575) Diceras arietinum, Eodiceras sp. (98579) Diceras sp. (68366) Eodiceras eximium, Eodiceras sp., Eodiceras subeximium (98581)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Diceras arietinum (11085)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8France (Normandy) Diceras suprajurensis (23539)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal Diceratidae indet. (68588 68589 68614)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Italy Diceratidae indet. (218106)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Diceratidae indet. (68784)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Croatia Diceras sp. (21203)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Poland Diceras sp. (68368 68370)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Diceras sp., Diceras speciosus, Diceras bavaricum (35201)
Tithonian - Cenomanian152.1 - 93.9Mexico (Arcelia) Paronella sp. (42265)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Diceras speciosum (23903)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Diceratidae indet. (57157) Eodiceras bavaricum, Paradiceras aequivalve, Paradiceras inaequivalve (57791)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Diceras sp. (31284)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Spain Monopleura sp. (64383)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary Monopleura sp. (25152)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Switzerland Monopleura valdensis (2240 2247) Monopleura valdensis, Monopleura valangiensis (2224)