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Arietitidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Arietitidae Hyatt
1878Aegoceras albense Herbich
1995Arietitidae Corna and Dommergues
1998Arietitidae Blau p. 203
2003Arietitidae Meister and Friebe
2006Arietitidae Macchioni et al. p. 564
2007Arietitidae Geczy and Meister
2013Arietitidae Howarth p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPsiloceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875
familyArietitidaeHyatt 1875

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. †Arietitidae Hyatt 1875
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Fm. †Agassiceratinae Spath 1924
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G. †Agassiceras Hyatt 1874
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†Agassiceras colesi Buckman 1845
†Agassiceras scipionianum d'Orbigny 1844
Invalid names: Aetomoceras Hyatt 1900 [synonym]
G. †Euagassiceras Spath 1924
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†Euagassiceras althii Herbich 1878
†Euagassiceras sauzeanum d'Orbigny 1844
†Euagassiceras spinaries Quenstedt 1858
†Euagassiceras striaries Quenstedt 1830
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Invalid names: Euagassiceras eximium Guérin-Franiatte 1966 [synonym], Euagassiceras minutum Guérin-Franiatte 1966 [synonym], Euagassiceras tenerrimum Guérin-Franiatte 1966 [synonym]
Invalid names: Claviceras Venturi and Nannarone 2002 [synonym], Paracoronites Buckman 1927 [synonym], Pseudagassiceras Dommergues et al. 2004 [synonym]
Fm. †Alsatitinae Spath 1924
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G. †Alsatites Haug 1894
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†Alsatites bipartitus Hillebrandt 2000
†Alsatites laqueus Quenstedt 1856
†Alsatites liasicus d'Orbigny 1844
†Alsatites nigromontanus Guembel 1884
†Alsatites pamlicoensis Taylor 1998
†Alsatites proaries Neumayr 1879
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Invalid names: Aegoceras tortuosum Canavari 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Proarietites Lange 1922 [synonym], Tayloricites Guex 1987 [synonym]
G. †Canavarites Hyatt 1900
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†Canavarites discretum Sowerby 1831
G. †Gonioptychoceras Lange 1941
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Invalid names: Alsatitoides Guex 1980 [synonym], Proarnioceras Blind 1963 [synonym]
G. †Tipperoceras Taylor 1998
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†Tipperoceras mullerense Taylor 1998
G. †Yebisites Matsumoto 1956
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†Yebisites onoderai Matsumoto 1953
Invalid names: Proarietitinae Spath 1924 [synonym]
Subfm. †Arietitinae Hyatt 1875
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G. †Arietites Waagen 1869
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†Arietites bonnardii d'Orbigny 1879
†Arietites geometricus Oppel 1856
†Arietites longicellus Quenstedt 1858
†Arietites quadratus Donovan 1952
†Arietites semicostatus Young and Bird 1828
†Arietites wichmanni Rothpletz 1892
Invalid names: Arieticeras Quenstedt 1882 [nomen vanum], Coroniceras (Megarietites) Spath 1922 [synonym]
G. †Arnioceras Hyatt 1867
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†Arnioceras arnouldi Dumortier 1867
†Arnioceras bodleyi Buckman 1844
†Arnioceras ceratitoides Quenstedt 1848
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Invalid names: Arnioceras humboldti Hyatt 1889 [synonym]
†Arnioceras cuneiforme Hyatt 1867
†Arnioceras fieldingiceroides Dommergues and Faure 1986
†Arnioceras insolitum Fucini 1902
†Arnioceras mendax Fucini 1902
†Arnioceras miserabile Quendstedt 1858
†Arnioceras nevadanum Gabb 1870
†Arnioceras paucicostum Fucini 1901
†Arnioceras rejectum Fucini 1902
†Arnioceras robustum Quenstedt 1884
†Arnioceras semicostatum Young and Bird 1828
†Arnioceras semilaeve Hauer 1853
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Invalid names: Ammonites multicostatus Hauer 1856 [synonym]
†Arnioceras speciosum Fucini 1902
Invalid names: Arniotites [synonym], Burkhardticeras Lopez 1967 [synonym], Eparnioceras Spath 1924 [synonym], Laevispirus Venturi and Nannarone 2002 [synonym], Melanhippites Crickmay 1928 [synonym]
G. †Coroniceras Hyatt 1867
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Subg. †Coroniceras (Eucoroniceras) Spath 1922
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†Eucoroniceras sinemuriensis d'Orbigny 1844
Invalid names: Coroniceras (Pseudoasteroceras) Spath 1922 [synonym]
Subg. †Coroniceras (Guexiceras) Taylor 1998
Subg. †Coroniceras (Paracoroniceras) Spath 1922
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†Coroniceras (Paracoroniceras) mutabile Macchioni et al. 2005
†Coroniceras alcinoe Reynes 1879
†Coroniceras caprotinum d'Orbigny 1844
†Coroniceras charlesi Donovan 1955
†Coroniceras deffneri Oppel 1862
†Coroniceras fergusoni Taylor 1998
†Coroniceras freboldi Sun and Zhu 1980
†Coroniceras gallicum Guérin-Franiatte 1966
†Coroniceras involutum Taylor 1998
†Coroniceras kridion Zieten 1830
†Coroniceras luningense Taylor 1998
†Coroniceras lyra Hyatt 1867
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Invalid names: Ammonites sublyra Spath 1924 [synonym]
†Coroniceras multicostatum Sowerby 1824
†Coroniceras oblongaries Quenstedt 1884
†Coroniceras planaries Reynes 1879
†Coroniceras rotiforme Sowerby 1824
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Invalid names: Arietites subrejectus Vadasz 1908 [synonym]
†Coroniceras subrotiforme Parona 1896
†Coroniceras volcanoense Taylor 1998
Invalid names: Arietites pseudospiralis Vadász 1908 [nomen dubium], Arnioceratoides Spath 1922 [synonym], Epammonites Spath 1922 [synonym], Pararnioceras [synonym], Primarietites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Saccaiaceras Venturi and Nannarone 2002 [synonym]
G. †Guexiceras Taylor 1998
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†Guexiceras profundus Taylor 1998
G. †Longziceras Wang and He 1981
G. †Metarnioceras Spath 1925
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†Metarnioceras leda Reynes 1879
G. †Schreinbachites Bloos 1994
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Invalid names: Arietites francojurensis Kuhn 1934 [synonym], Gyrophioceras inversum Guerin-Franiatte 1990 [synonym]
†Schreinbachites praecursor Maubeuge 1987
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Invalid names: Arietites anastreptoptychus Waehner 1891 [synonym]
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†Tmaegoceras crassiceps Pompeckj 1901
†Tmaegoceras nudaries Taylor 1998
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Subg. †Vermiceras (Paracaloceras) Spath 1923
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†Paracaloceras concavum Taylor 1998
†Paracaloceras coregonense Sowerby 1831
†Paracaloceras haueri Guembel 1861
†Paracaloceras varaense Hillebrandt 2000
Invalid names: Vermiceras (Alpinoceras) Lange 1941 [synonym], Vermiceras (Centauroceras) Blind 1963 [synonym]
Subg. †Vermiceras (Vermiceras) Hyatt 1889
†Vermiceras densicostatum Taylor 1998
Invalid names: Dalaticeras Meister et al. 2002 [synonym], Diplosellites Buckman 1925 [synonym], Discoceras Hyatt 1867 [replaced], Keynshamites Buckman 1926 [synonym], Metophioceras Spath 1924 [synonym], Protocymbites Spath 1923 [synonym]
Invalid names: Arnioceratidae Spath 1924 [synonym]
G. †Bartoliniceras Taylor et al. 2001
Subfm. †Hypasteroceratinae Venturi and Nannarone 2002
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G. †Hypasteroceras Spath 1923
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†Hypasteroceras montii De Stefani 1877
Invalid names: Asaphoceras Spath 1924 [synonym], Cancelliceras Venturi and Nannarone 2002 [synonym], Oxydiscoceras Venturi and Nannarone 2003 [synonym]
Subfm. †Pseudotropitinae Donovan and Forsey 1973
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Invalid names: Aegoceras albense Herbich 1878 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Carlottense or 201.30000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (524 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic - Sinemurian237.0 - 190.8Chile (Chañaral) Arnioceras sp. (223804)
Rhaetian - Early/Lower Sinemurian208.5 - 189.6Austria Paracaloceras coregonense (195482)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (Somerset) Ammonites conybeari (198904)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Ammonites conybeari (84125)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Indonesia (Timor) Arietites coregonensis (205669)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Arnioceras angusticostatus, Arnioceras oppeli, Arnioceras miserabile, Arnioceras ceratitoides (199689) Arnioceras arnouldi (199629) Arnioceras arnouldi, Asteroceras varians (199686) Arnioceras ceratitoides (199626) Arnioceras miserabile, Arnioceras arnouldi (199624) Arnioceras miserabile, Arnioceras ceratitoides (199688) Arnioceras oppeli, Arnioceras miserabile (199623) Arnioceras sp., Arnioceras miserabile (199621) Arnioceras sp., Arnioceras miserabile, Arnioceras speciosum (199622) Arnioceras speciosum (199625 199635 199636 199637) Arnioceras spp. (199628 199630 199632) Arnioceras spp., Arnioceras miserabile, Arnioceras ceratitoides (199633) Arnioceras spp., Arnioceras speciosum (199627) Arniotites sp. (38363) Arniotites telferi (38364)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Indonesia Arietites sp., Arietites geometricus, Arietites longicellus, Arietites rotticus, Arietites wichmanni (132795)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Japan Alsatites onoderai (221053)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Canada (British Columbia) Paracaloceras sp. (53472)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Netherlands Alsatites sp. (221055)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Semicostatum - Ibex196.5 - 183.0Hungary Arnioceras paucicostatum, Arnioceras rejectum, Arnioceras ceratitoides (78688)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom (England) Arnioceras sp. (105605)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Italy Arieticeras sp. (176007)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France Arieticeras sp. (210785 210788 210791)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (Yukon) Arieticeras sp. (197539 197541)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Arieticeras sp. (198418 198422 198424 198459 198463 198470 198473 198482 198483 198485 200038 200057 200428) Arietitinae indet. (53764)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Italy Arieticeras sp. (176080)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Austria Arietitinae indet. (145299 145300)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0France Arieticeras sp. (161631)
Carlottense184.1 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Arieticeras sp. (200278)