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Aspidoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Aspidoceratidae

Taxonomy

Aspidoceratidae was named by Zittel (1895). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Perisphinctaceae by Verma and Westermann (1973); to Perisphinctoidea by Parent (2006), Parent et al. (2011), Garrido et al. (2018) and Jain and Mazur (2021); and to Aspidoceratoidea by Parent et al. (2022).

Subtaxa

Aspidoceratinae (syn. Physodoceratinae), Epipeltoceratinae, Euaspidoceratinae, Hybonoticeratinae, Peltoceratinae, Physodoceras, Pseudhimalayites, Simocosmoceras, Sutneria, Toulisphinctes

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1895	Aspidoceratidae Zittel
1973	Aspidoceratidae Verma and Westermann p. 189
2006	Aspidoceratidae Parent p. 24
2011	Aspidoceratidae Parent et al.
2018	Aspidoceratidae Garrido et al. p. 6
2021	Aspidoceratidae Jain and Mazur p. 411
2022	Aspidoceratidae Parent et al. p. 2

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

Rank	Name	Author
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea	()
order	Ammonitida
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Aspidoceratoidea	Zittel 1895
family	Aspidoceratidae	Zittel 1895
family	Aspidoceratidae	Zittel 1895

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. †Aspidoceratidae Zittel 1895

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Subfm. †Aspidoceratinae Zittel 1895

G. †Aspidoceras Zittel

†Aspidoceras acanthicum Oppel 1863

†Aspidoceras alamitocense Aguliera 1895

†Aspidoceras andinum Steuer 1897

Invalid names: Aspidoceras quemadense Burckhardt 1906 [synonym]

†Aspidoceras apenninicum Zittel 1869

†Aspidoceras atavum Oppel 1863

†Aspidoceras binodiferum Waagen 1875

†Aspidoceras binodum Quenstedt 1847

†Aspidoceras caletanum Oppel 1863

†Aspidoceras catalaunicum Loriol 1872

†Aspidoceras euomphalum Steuer 1897

†Aspidoceras haupti Krantz 1928

†Aspidoceras haynaldi Herbich 1868

†Aspidoceras haynaldi tuberculata Collignon 1959

†Aspidoceras iphiceroides Waagen 1875

†Aspidoceras iphicerum Oppel 1863

†Aspidoceras irregulare Dacque 1905

†Aspidoceras longispinum Sowerby 1825

†Aspidoceras monacanthum Waagen 1875

†Aspidoceras ponderosum Waagen 1875

†Aspidoceras rafaeli Oppel 1863

†Aspidoceras rogoznicense Zeuschner 1846

Invalid names: Aspidoceras spinosum Collignon 1959 [synonym]

†Aspidoceras sesquinodosum Fontannes 1876

†Aspidoceras somalicum Dacque 1905

†Aspidoceras sparsispinum Waagen 1875

†Aspidoceras subdistractum Waagen 1875

†Aspidoceras supraspinosum Dacque 1905

†Aspidoceras taverai Checa 1985

†Aspidoceras tenuispinatum Waagen 1875

†Aspidoceras wynnei Waagen 1875

G. †Chinamecaceras Cantu-Chapa 2006

†Chinamecaceras maldonadoi Cantu-Chapa 2006

G. †Cubaspidoceras Myczynski 1976

†Cubaspidoceras carribeanum Myczynski 1976

G. †Epaspidoceras

G. †Extranodites Jeannet 1951

†Extranodites cailleti Petitclerc 1917

†Extranodites erardae Collignon 1949

†Extranodites knechti Jeannet 1951

†Extranodites mairei Jeannet 1951

†Extranodites mandatum Jeannet 1951

G. †Glabrophysodoceras

G. †Intranodites Jeannet 1951

†Intranodites muehlbergi Jeannet 1951

G. †Neaspidoceras Spath 1931

†Neaspidoceras favrei de Riaz 1898

†Neaspidoceras inaequispinosum Jeannet 1951

G. †Orthaspidoceras

†Orthaspidoceras lallierianum d'Orbigny 1850

†Orthaspidoceras liparum Oppel 1863

†Orthaspidoceras orthocera d'Orbigny 1850

†Orthaspidoceras schilleri Oppel 1863

†Orthaspidoceras uhlandi Oppel 1863

G. †Pseudowaagenia

†Pseudowaagenia micropla Oppel 1863

G. †Schaireria Checa 1985

†Schaireria avellanum Zittel 1870

†Schaireria episa Oppel 1863

†Schaireria longaeva Checa 1985

†Schaireria neoburgensis Oppel 1863

†Schaireria neumayri Checa 1985

†Schaireria pipini Oppel 1863

G. †Simaspidoceras

†Simaspidoceras argobbae Dacque 1905

Invalid names: Physodoceratinae Schindewolf 1925 [synonym]

Subfm. †Epipeltoceratinae Donovan et al. 1981

G. †Epipeltoceras

†Epipeltoceras berrense Favre 1876

†Epipeltoceras bimammatus Quenstedt 1857

†Epipeltoceras semimammatum Quenstedt 1885

Subfm. †Euaspidoceratinae Zittel 1895

G. †Euaspidoceras Spath 1931

†Aspidoceras (Euaspidoceras) ajax Leanza 1947

Subg. †Euaspidoceras (Clambites)

†Clambites clambus Oppel 1863

†Clambites eucyphus Oppel 1863

†Clambites hypselus Oppel 1863

†Clambites rotari Oppel 1863

†Clambites schwabi Oppel 1863

†Euaspidoceras (Clambites) sabaudianum d'Orbigny 1848

†Euaspidoceras aculeatum Jeannet 1951

†Euaspidoceras ajax Leanza 1947

†Euaspidoceras babeaui d'Orbigny 1848

†Euaspidoceras babeaui madagascariensis Collignon 1959

†Euaspidoceras biarmatum Zieten 1833

†Euaspidoceras biplicatum Jeannet 1951

†Euaspidoceras chilense Leanza 1947

†Euaspidoceras davouxi Bert and Bonnot 2004

†Euaspidoceras depereti Collot 1917

†Euaspidoceras douvillei Collot 1917

†Euaspidoceras falloti Collignon 1959

†Euaspidoceras ferrugineum Jeannet 1951

†Euaspidoceras freii Jeannet 1951

Invalid names: Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) frickense Jeannet 1951 [synonym], Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) spathi Jeannet 1951 [synonym], Euaspidoceras bidentiformis Jeannet 1951 [synonym], Euaspidoceras elegans Jeannet 1951 [synonym], Euaspidoceras hantkei Jeannet 1951 [synonym], Euaspidoceras hirsutiformis Jeannet 1951 [synonym]

†Euaspidoceras hirsutum Bayle 1878

†Euaspidoceras kobyi Jeannet 1951

†Euaspidoceras mahabense Collignon 1959

†Euaspidoceras nikitini Borrisjak 1908

†Euaspidoceras oegir Oppel 1863

†Euaspidoceras ovale Neumann 1907

Invalid names: Extranodites lusitaniformis Jeannet 1951 [synonym]

†Euaspidoceras perarmatum Sowerby 1822

†Euaspidoceras radisense d'Orbigny 1850

†Euaspidoceras raynaudi Bonnot 1996

†Euaspidoceras spinigerum Jeannet 1951

†Euaspidoceras subbabeanum Sintzov 1888

†Euaspidoceras tarapacaense Parent 2006

†Euaspidoceras vendegiesi Collignon 1959

†Euaspidoceras veranadaense Parent 2006

†Euaspidoceras waageni Spath 1931

Invalid names: Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) Jeannet 1951 [invalid subgroup]

G. †Paraspidoceras

†Paraspidoceras colloti Zeiss 1962

†Paraspidoceras edwardsianum d'Orbigny 1848

†Paraspidoceras meriani Oppel 1863

†Paraspidoceras rupellensis d'Orbigny 1850

Subfm. †Hybonoticeratinae Olóriz 1978

G. †Hybonoticeras Breistroffer 1947

†Hybonoticeras hybonotum autharis Oppel 1863

†Hybonoticeras hybonotus Oppel 1863

G. †Hypowaagenia Schweigert and Schlampp 2020

†Hypowaagenia bodenbenderi Behrendsen 1892

Subfm. †Peltoceratinae Spath 1924

G. †Gregoryceras

†Gregoryceras devauxi Bert and Enay 2004

†Gregoryceras fouquei Kilian 1889

†Gregoryceras transversarium Quenstedt 1847

G. †Parapeltoceras

†Parapeltoceras annulosum Quenstedt 1887

†Parapeltoceras oblongum Quenstedt 1887

G. †Peltoceras

Subg. †Peltoceras (Metapeltoceras)

†Metapeltoceras baylei Prieser 1937

†Metapeltoceras brunnschweileri Jeannet 1951

†Metapeltoceras diversiforme Waagen 1875

†Metapeltoceras helveticum Jeannet 1951

†Metapeltoceras jurense Jeannet 1951

†Metapeltoceras rollieri Jeannet 1951

Subg. †Peltoceras (Peltoceras) Waagen 1871

†Peltoceras (Peltoceras) athleta Phillips 1829

Subg. †Peltoceras (Peltomorphites)

†Peltoceras aegoceroides Waagen 1875

†Peltoceras berckhemeri Prieser 1937

†Peltoceras bidens Waagen 1875

†Peltoceras constrictum Burckhardt 1927

†Peltoceras convexum Hillebrandt 1995

†Peltoceras cricotum Burckhardt 1927

†Peltoceras kachhense Spath 1931

†Peltoceras metamorphicum Spath 1931

†Peltoceras modeli Peiser 1937

†Peltoceras monacanthum Burckhardt 1927

†Peltoceras neogaeum Burckhardt 1927

†Peltoceras occidentale Whiteaves 1907

†Peltoceras oeschingense Prieser 1937

†Peltoceras propinquum Waagen 1875

†Peltoceras semirugosum Waagen 1875

†Peltoceras subtense Leckenby 1859

†Peltoceras trifidum Quenstedt 1887

G. †Peltoceratoides

Subg. †Peltoceratoides (Parawedekindia)

†Parawedekindia choffati de Loriol 1900

†Parawedekindia torosa Oppel 1866

†Peltoceratoides (Parawedekindia) arduennensis d'Orbigny 1848

†Peltoceratoides (Parawedekindia) gerberi Prieser 1937

Subg. †Peltoceratoides (Peltoceratoides) Spath 1924

†Peltoceratoides (Peltoceratoides) constantii d'Orbigny 1848

†Peltoceratoides (Peltoceratoides) eugeniforme Arkell 1944

†Peltoceratoides (Peltoceratoides) williamsoni Phillips 1829

†Peltoceratoides ballenaensis Hillebrandt 1995

†Peltoceratoides elisabethae Jeannet 1951

†Peltoceratoides eugenii Raspail 1842

†Peltoceratoides inconstans Uhlig 1881

†Peltoceratoides interscissus Uhlig 1881

†Peltoceratoides nodopetens Uhlig 1881

†Peltoceratoides pressulus Leanza 1947

G. †Peltoraspailites Jeannet 1951

†Peltoraspailites argoviensis Jeannet 1951

†Peltoraspailites carolinae Jeannet 1951

G. †Prieserites Jeannet 1951

†Prieserites jboehmi Kegel 1916

G. †Pseudogregoryceras Jeannet 1951

†Pseudogregoryceras iteni Jeannet 1951

†Pseudogregoryceras tiechei Jeannet 1951

G. †Raspailites Jeannet 1951

†Raspailites dunensis Prieser 1937

G. †Rursiceras

†Rursiceras pseudotorosum Prieser 1937

†Rursiceras reversum Leckenby 1859

G. †Unipeltoceras Jeannet 1951

†Unipeltoceras katharinae Jeannet 1951

†Unipeltoceras unispinosum Quenstedt 1847

G. †Physodoceras Hyatt 1900

†Aspidoceras (Physodoceras) circumspinosum Quenstedt 1857

†Physodoceras altenense d'Orbigny 1850

†Physodoceras burkarti Aguilera 1895

Invalid names: Aspidoceras cajense Burckhardt 1906 [synonym], Aspidoceras phosphoriticum Burckhardt 1906 [synonym]

†Physodoceras gortanii Venzo 1959

†Physodoceras hoplisus Oppel 1863

†Physodoceras widerai Scherzinger et al. 2018

G. †Pseudhimalayites

†Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus Uhlig 1878

†Simocosmoceras pszczolkowskii apulcoensis Villaseñor et al. 2003

Invalid names: Aspidoceras steinmanni Haupt 1907 [synonym], Simocosmoceras pszczolkowskii Myczynski 1989 [synonym]

G. †Simocosmoceras

†Simocosmoceras nitidulum Neumayr 1873

G. †Sutneria Zittel 1884

Subg. †Sutneria (Enosphinctes)

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) batalleri Geyer 1963

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) eumela d'Orbigny 1850

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) hararina Venzo 1959

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) hoelderi Zeiss 1979

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) lorioli Zeiss 1979

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) pedinopleura Seeger 1961

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) subeumela Schneid 1915

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) weidmanni Zeiss 1979

†Sutneria (Enosphinctes) zeissi Grigore 2009

Subg. †Sutneria (Sutneria) Zittel 1884

†Sutneria (Sutneria) carpathica Grigore 2009

†Sutneria (Sutneria) cyclodorsata Moesch 1867

†Sutneria (Sutneria) platynota Reinecke 1818

†Sutneria (Sutneria) spinata Grigore 2009

†Sutneria eumela d'Orbigny 1847

†Sutneria galar Oppel 1863

†Sutneria praecursor Dietrich 1940

G. †Toulisphinctes Sapunov 1979

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 Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Hauterivian or 201.40000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (448 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Early/Lower Jurassic	201.4 - 174.7	Italy (Trento)	Aspidoceras sp. (232107)
Callovian	166.1 - 163.5	India	Peltoceras sp. (68657)
Callovian	166.1 - 163.5	Saudi Arabia	Peltoceras trifidum, Peltoceras pachygaster, Peltoceras solidum (47882 47911)
Callovian - Oxfordian	166.1 - 157.3	India	Euaspidoceras badiense, Euaspidoceras sp., Euaspidoceras subdistructum, Parawedekindia sp. (68644) Euaspidoceras simile, Euaspidoceras sp., Parawedekindia torosus, Peltoceras diversiforme, Euaspidoceras waageni, Peltoceras ponderosum, Peltoceras sp. (68647)
Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	166.1 - 150.8	USA (California)	Peltoceras sp. (192820)
Early/Lower Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Chile (Antofagasta)	Sutneria sp. (172173)
Early/Lower Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Madagascar	Peltoceras metamorphicum (234094)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Chile (Antofagasta)	Aspidoceras sp., Peltoceras sp. (172174)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	France	Euaspidoceras perisphinctoides, Euaspidoceras ferrugineum (60440) Peltoceras athletoides, Peltoceras athleta, Peltoceras trifidum (60619) Peltoceras retrospinatum, Peltoceras athleta, Rursiceras reversum (60544) Peltoceras retrospinatum, Peltoceras metamorphicum (60439) Peltoceras russiense, Peltoceras pseudotorosum (60441) Peltoceras sp. (60437 60438)
Late/Upper Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Argentina (Neuquen)	Euaspidoceras depereti (171544 171545) Peltoceras convexum (158522) Peltoceratoides pressulus, Euaspidoceras ajax, Euaspidoceras veranadaense (136305)
Youngest occurrences
Time interval	Ma	Country or state	PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Germany	Aspidoceras cyclotum (13418)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Argentina	Physodoceras sp. A (200686)
Late/Upper Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Argentina	Aspidoceras bodenbenderi (228376)
Late/Upper Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Mexico	Aspidoceras andinum (197968) Chinamecaceras maldonadoi (142314)
Middle Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Argentina	Aspidoceras euomphalum (200693 200695) Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus (200691 200692)
Middle Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Argentina (Neuquen)	Aspidoceras sp., Aspidoceras rafaeli (135631) Physodoceras sp. A, Sutneria sp. A, Aspidoceratidae indet. B (132052) Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus (47412)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Hauterivian	150.8 - 129.4	Chile	Aspidoceras rogoznicense (151657 151658)
Early/Lower Berriasian	145.0 - 140.2	Italy (Ancona)	Aspidoceras sp. (46546)
Berriasian	145.0 - 139.8	Yemen (Wadi Hajar)	Aspidoceras rogoznicense (2629) Aspidoceras sp. (2613) Aspidoceras taverai (2627 2628 2632)
Hauterivian - Barremian	132.9 - 125.0	Slovakia	Paraspidoceras jourdani (2060)