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Leptosphinctinae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Leptosphinctinae Arkell
1986Leptosphinctinae Sandoval and Westermann p. 1265
2010Leptosphinctinae Zatoń p. 131
2023Leptosphinctinae Mitta p. 312

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyPerisphinctidaeSteinmann 1890
subfamilyLeptosphinctinaeArkell 1950
subfamilyLeptosphinctinaeArkell 1950

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.

Subfm. †Leptosphinctinae Arkell 1950
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Subg. †Leptosphinctes (Leptosphinctes) Buckman 1920
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Invalid names: Kubanoceras kardonikensis Kakadze and Zesashvili 1956 [synonym]
†Leptosphinctes tabernai Westermann 1983
Invalid names: Glyptosphinctes Buckman 1925 [synonym], Kubanoceras Kakadze and Zesashvili 1956 [synonym], Spathia Schindewolf 1925 [synonym]
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†Lobosphinctes loczyi Papp 1907
G. †Praeleptosphinctes Westermann 1956
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†Praeleptosphinctes jaworskii Westermann 1956
G. †Stephanosphinctes Sandoval and Westermann 1986
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†Stephanosphinctes buitroni Sandoval and Westermann 1986
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†Vermisphinctes martiusii d'Orbigny 1846
†Vermisphinctes stomphus Buckman 1921
Invalid names: Stomphosphinctes Buckman 1921 [synonym]
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 Concavum to the top of the Bathonian or 175.60000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Argentina (Mendoza) Leptosphinctes jaworskii (63849)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Egypt Perisphinctes tenuiplicatus (170873)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation (Karachaevo-Cherkessiya) Leptosphinctes kardonikensis, Leptosphinctes stephanoceratoides, Leptosphinctes paucicosta, Leptosphinctes asinus (234980) Leptosphinctes sp., Vermisphinctes sp., Leptosphinctes hodicus (235067) Planisphinctes pirkli, Planisphinctes tenuissimus, Lobosphinctes loczyi (235066) Planisphinctes sp., L. sp., Vermisphinctes martiusii (235069) Planisphinctes sp., Vermisphinctes martiusii (235070) Vermisphinctes martiusii (235065)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Kenya Leptosphinctes schmiereri (191124)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Hungary Leptosphinctes sp. (151907 151908) Leptosphinctes sp., Leptosphinctes sp. (151906) Stephanosphinctes sp., Stephanosphinctes tuberculatus, Leptosphinctes chaudonensis, Leptosphinctes leptus (151903) Stephanosphinctes sp., Stephanosphinctes tuberculatus, Leptosphinctes sp., Leptosphinctes chaudonensis, Leptosphinctes leptus, Leptosphinctes festonensis, Leptosphinctes umbilicatus (151904) Stephanosphinctes tuberculatus, Leptosphinctes sp., Leptosphinctes leptus, Leptosphinctes festonensis, Leptosphinctes sp., Leptosphinctes perspicuus (151905)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Ukraine (Transcarpathian) Vermisphinctes sp. (197187)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Germany Lobosphinctes sp., Vermisphinctes sp. (62247 62248)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Spain Cleistosphinctes sp. (71712)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Egypt Leptosphinctes tenuiplicatus (184588) Perisphinctes tenuiplicatus (170869)
Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7Poland Leptosphinctes sp. (187130) Vermisphinctes sp. (186721) Vermisphinctes stomphus (187132)
Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation Planisphinctes pirkli, Planisphinctes tenuissimus, Lobosphinctes costulatosus (230143) Planisphinctes tenuissimus (230598)
Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7United Kingdom Vermisphinctes meseres, Vermisphinctes spp. (141365)
Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7Germany Vermisphinctes sp. (178230)
Subfurcatum171.6 - 167.7Turkmenistan Leptosphinctes balchanense (187362) Leptosphinctes coronarius, Leptosphinctes densicostatum, Leptosphinctes balchanense (187369)
Subfurcatum171.6 - 167.7Russian Federation Leptosphinctes coronarius (187879) Leptosphinctes hodicus, Leptosphinctes pygmaeum (187899) Leptosphinctes leptus, Leptosphinctes coronarius, Leptosphinctes asinus, Leptosphinctes cleistus, Bajocisphinctes perspicuus (187896) Leptosphinctes leptus, Leptosphinctes coronarius, Leptosphinctes nikanorovae (187934) Leptosphinctes stomphus (187935 187936) Praebigotites festonensis (187365 187900)
Parkinsoni - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7Russian Federation Prorsisphinctes loczyi, Prorsisphinctes costulatosus, Prorsisphinctes tenuissimus (187367) Prorsisphinctes loczyi, Prorsisphinctes tenuissimus (188457) Prorsisphinctes tenuissimus (188458)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia Leptosphinctes sp. (48112)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Russian Federation (Karachaevo-Cherkessiya) Leptosphinctes sp., Leptosphinctes hodicus (234961)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Iran Leptosphinctes sp. (155331)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Serbia and Montenegro Vermisphinctes sp. (132950)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Mexico (Oaxaca) Leptosphinctes sp. (8063) Leptosphinctes tabernai (8061 8066) Stephanosphinctes buitroni (8065)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Canada (British Columbia) Leptosphinctes meseres, Leptosphinctes cliffensis (37603)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3USA (Oregon) Leptosphinctes evolutus (234036)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Chile (Región de Tarapacá) Leptosphinctes sp. (228998 228999)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Leptosphinctes sp. (48369)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Turkmenistan Prorsisphinctes torrensi (188454)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Russian Federation (Karachaevo-Cherkessiya) Lobosphinctes dzhissaensis (235064)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Iran Planisphinctes sp. (175749)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Russian Federation Lobosphinctes dzhissaensis (230599) Prorsisphinctes gredingensis (187366 188434)