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Simoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Simoceratidae

Taxonomy
Simoceratidae was named by Spath (1924). Its type is Simoceras.

It was assigned to Ammonitina by Geyssant (1985); to Perisphinctaceae by Myczynski (1989); and to Perisphinctoidea by Vašíček and Skupien (2016).

Subtaxa
Simoceratinae, Veracruciceras, Volanoceras
Entered
by J. Martinelli (authorized by J. Alroy) on 2012-11-06; modified by M. Clapham on 2016-04-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Simoceratidae Spath
1985Simoceratidae Geyssant
1989Simoceratidae Myczynski p. 101
2016Simoceratidae Vašíček and Skupien p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familySimoceratidaeSpath 1924
familySimoceratidaeSpath 1924

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. †Simoceratidae Spath 1924
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Subfm. †Simoceratinae Spath 1924
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G. †Baeticoceras Geyssant 1979
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†Baeticoceras morrisi Howarth 1998
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†Pseudoclambites araense Howarth 1998
G. †Simoceras
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†Simoceras admirandum Zittel 1869
†Simoceras agostyani Fozy et al. 2013
†Simoceras broilii Schneid 1915
†Simoceras volanense Oppel 1863
G. †Veracruciceras Cantu-Chapa 2006
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†Veracruciceras ruizi Cantu-Chapa 2006
G. †Volanoceras Geyssant 1985
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Berriasian or 161.50000 to 141.00000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Russian Federation Simoceras favaranensis (213006)
Oxfordian - Berriasian161.5 - 137.05Spain Simoceras andaluciense, Simoceras biruncinatum, Simoceras subbeticum, Simoceras strictum, Virgatosimoceras rothpletzi, Virgatosimoceras albertinum, Virgatosimoceras sp., Simoceras admirandum (73297)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Cuba Virgatosimoceras sp. (57203)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico Simoceras volanense (197974)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Hungary Volanoceras aesinense (23872)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy (Ancona) Lytogyroceras strictum, Lytogyroceras subbeticum, Simoceras vicentinum, Simoceras volanense (46540) Simoceras aesinense (46385 46386) Simoceras biruncinatum (46539) Simoceras biruncinatum, Simoceras admirandum (46538) Simoceras volanense (46541) Virgatosimoceras albertinum (45891) Virgatosimoceras steidachneri, Virgatosimoceras sp. (46537) Virgatosimoceras steindachneri, Virgatosimoceras sp. (46535)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Italy (Trapani) Simoceras aesinense, Simoceras volanense (37015) Simoceras volanense (37017)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Czechia Simoceras admirandum (177618)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Cuba Hemisimoceras semistriatum (57715) Hemisimoceras sp. (57714)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Argentina Simoceratidae indet. (236448)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Hungary Simoceras admirandum (154768) Simoceras biruncinatum, Simoceras admirandum (154767)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Virgatosimoceras broilii, Pseudoclambites araense, Baeticoceras morrisi (2615)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Italy Pseudosimoceras stenonis (155052) Simoceras lytogyrum (155055)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Spain Simoceras n. sp. gr. volanense (235585)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Nepal Simoceratidae indet. (142312)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Mexico Veracruciceras sp., Veracruciceras ruizi (142314)
Late/Upper Tithonian - Berriasian145.06 - 137.05Argentina (Neuquén) Volanoceras sp. (135627)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Hungary Simoceras admirandum (160428) Simoceras biruncinatum, Simoceras admirandum (160427)