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Girtyocerataceae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida

Taxonomy
Girtyocerataceae was named by Wedekind (1918).

It was assigned to Goniatitina by Korn et al. (1999), Korn and Titus (2015) and Korn and Sudar (2016).

Subtaxa
Entogonitidae, Girtyoceratidae
Sister taxa
Entogonitidae, Girtyoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Girtyocerataceae Wedekind
1999Girtyocerataceae Korn et al. p. 353
2015Girtyocerataceae Korn and Titus p. 86
2016Girtyocerataceae Korn and Sudar p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918

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. †Girtyocerataceae Wedekind 1918
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Fm. †Entogonitidae Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
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G. †Entogonites Kittl 1904
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†Entogonites acus Korn and Titus 2011
†Entogonites borealis Gordon 1957
†Entogonites bucheri Klug et al. 2016
†Entogonites burbankensis Korn and Titus 2011
†Entogonites grimmeri Kittl 1903
†Entogonites saharensis Korn et al. 2005
†Entogonites serbicus Korn and Sudar 2016
†Entogonites tetragonus Kullmann 1962
Invalid names: Branneroceratoides [synonym], Tetragonites Kittl 1903 [replaced]
G. †Ubites Korn and Sudar 2010
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†Ubites divnae Korn and Sudar 2016
†Ubites filipovici Korn and Sudar 2010
†Ubites novaki Korn and Sudar 2016
†Ubites pseudocyclus Campbell et al. 1983
Fm. †Girtyoceratidae Wedekind 1918
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G. †Calygirtyoceras Korn et al. 1999
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†Calygirtyoceras arcticum Gordon 1957
†Calygirtyoceras confusionense Korn and Titus 2011
†Calygirtyoceras darkaouaense Korn et al. 1999
†Calygirtyoceras moorei Nicolaus 1963
†Calygirtyoceras zrigatense Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
G. †Girtyoceras Wedekind 1918
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†Girtyoceras acutum Hind 1918
†Girtyoceras brueningianum Schmidt 1925
†Girtyoceras cowdalense Moore 1946
†Girtyoceras deani Moore 1946
†Girtyoceras discus Roemer 1852
†Girtyoceras endicottense Gordon 1957
†Girtyoceras glabrum Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
†Girtyoceras gordoni Korn and Titus 2011
†Girtyoceras hamiltonense Korn and Titus 2011
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Invalid names: Sagittoceras costulatum Kobold 1933 [synonym]
†Girtyoceras kazakhorum Ruzhentsev 1966
†Girtyoceras latum Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
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Invalid names: Dryochoceras brainerdi Morgan 1924 [synonym], Girtyoceras postmeslerianum Bruning 1923 [synonym]
†Girtyoceras meslerorum Girty 1909
†Girtyoceras modestum Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
†Girtyoceras primum Korn and Titus 2011
†Girtyoceras shorrocksi Moore 1946
†Girtyoceras simplex Moore 1946
†Girtyoceras waitei Moore 1946
†Girtyoceras welleri Gordon 1964
Invalid names: Adelphoceras Girty 1909 [replaced], Cowdaleoceras Bisat 1952 [synonym], Dryochoceras Morgan 1924 [synonym], Sagittoceras Hind 1918 [synonym]
Subfm. †Girtyoceratinae Wedekind 1918
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G. †Baschkirites Librovitch 1957
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†Baschkirites discoidalis Librovitch 1957
†Baschkirites dostalakus Rauser-Chernousova 1928
†Baschkirites granosus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
†Baschkirites planus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
†Baschkirites vasilkovskyi Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1978
G. †Cousteauceras Korn 1988
G. †Edmooroceras Elias 1956
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†Eumorphoceras (Edmooroceras) plummeri Miller and Youngquist 1949
G. †Eumorphoceras Girty 1909
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†Eumorphoceras angustum Moore 1946
†Eumorphoceras bisati Horn 1960
†Eumorphoceras girtyi Elias 1956
†Eumorphoceras hudsoni Gill 1947
†Eumorphoceras medusa Yates 1961
†Eumorphoceras milleri Gordon 1964
†Eumorphoceras ornatissimum Miller and Youngquist 1948
†Eumorphoceras paucinodum Gordon, Jr. 1964
†Eumorphoceras richardsoni McCaleb et al. 1964
†Eumorphoceras rota Yates 1961
†Eumorphoceras tornquisti Wolterstoff 1899
†Eumorphoceras transuralense Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
†Eumorphoceras tumulosum Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
G. †Hudsonoceras Moore 1946
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†Hudsonoceras proteum Brown 1841
G. †Peytonoceras Saunders 1966
G. †Pseudogirtyoceras Wagner-Gentis 1982
G. †Sulcogirtyoceras Ruzhencev 1960
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†Eumorphoceras (Sulcogirtyoceras) artumbilicatum Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
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Invalid names: Eumorphoceras wedekindi Bruning 1923 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Goniatites leviculus Miller and Faber 1892 [synonym]
†Eumorphoceras (Sulcogirtyoceras) sagittarium Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
Invalid names: Medioloboceras Kullmann 1962 [synonym]
G. †Sundernites Korn 1993
G. †Torulites Kusina and Yatskov 1987
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†Torulites conwentzi Felix 1927
G. †Tumulites McCaleb et al. 1964
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†Tumulites eurinus Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971
†Tumulites varians McCaleb et al. 1964
G. †Winchelloceras Ruzhencev 1965
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†Winchelloceras allei Winchell 1862
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Invalid names: Goniatites pygmaeus Winchell 1862 [synonym]
†Winchelloceras antiatlanteum Korn et al. 2003
†Winchelloceras knappi Work and Mason 2004
G. †Zhongningoceras Yang 1986
Invalid names: Baschkiritidae Ruzhencev 1960 [empty]
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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Santonian or 358.90000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (201 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Morocco Winchelloceras antiatlanteum (66200 66201)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0Czech Republic Girtyoceras intracostatum (38086)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) Winchelloceras allei (46584) Winchelloceras knappi (54182)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Eumorphoceras medusa, Eumorphoceras rota (211912) Girtyoceras sp. (211905 211909) Girtyoceras waitei (211907)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Serbia and Montenegro Calygirtyoceras sp., Ubites filipovici, Ubites divnae (177512) Entogonites grimmeri (177504) Entogonites grimmeri, Entogonites tetragonus (177506 177509) Entogonites grimmeri, Entogonites tetragonus, Entogonites serbicus (177510) Entogonites grimmeri, Entogonites tetragonus, Ubites divnae, Ubites novaki (177508) Entogonites grimmeri, Ubites filipovici, Ubites divnae, Ubites novaki (177513) Entogonites sp., Entogonites grimmeri, Entogonites tetragonus, Entogonites serbicus (177503) Entogonites sp., Entogonites grimmeri, Entogonites tetragonus, Ubites filipovici, Ubites novaki, Entogonites serbicus (177502) Entogonites tetragonus (177507) Entogonites tetragonus, Ubites divnae, Ubites novaki, Entogonites serbicus (177505) Entogonites tetragonus, Ubites filipovici (177511) Ubites filipovici, Ubites novaki (178461)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0USA (Nevada) Entogonites sp., Calygirtyoceras arcticum (134647)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0USA (Utah) Calygirtyoceras arcticum, Girtyoceras primum (134609) Calygirtyoceras confusionense (134510) Entogonites acus (134603) Entogonites acus, Calygirtyoceras arcticum, Girtyoceras primum (134501 134502 134610) Entogonites acus, Girtyoceras primum (134617) Entogonites borealis, Calygirtyoceras confusionense (134505) Entogonites sp., Calygirtyoceras confusionense, Calygirtyoceras arcticum (134499) Entogonites sp., Calygirtyoceras sp., Entogonites borealis, Calygirtyoceras confusionense, Calygirtyoceras arcticum (134615) Entogonites sp., Entogonites borealis (134616) Entogonites sp., Entogonites burbankensis (134608) Girtyoceras gordoni (134611 134613 134618) Girtyoceras primum (134606) Girtyoceras sp. (134645)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0USA (Texas) Adelphoceras meslerianum (131235)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Morocco Calygirtyoceras darkaouaense (177536) Calygirtyoceras darkaouaense, Entogonites saharensis, Entogonites bucheri (177528) Calygirtyoceras zrigatense (61436)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Tetragonites grimmeri (206737)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Germany (Westfalen) Eumorphoceras pseudocoronula, Eumorphoceras tornquisti (5536)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Eumorphoceras tornquisti (8252)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Kazakhstan Girtyoceras latum (166870) Girtyoceras latum, Girtyoceras modestum, Eumorphoceras artumbilicatum (166868) Girtyoceras latum, Girtyoceras modestum, Eumorphoceras sagittarium (166869) Girtyoceras modestum (166872) Girtyoceras modestum, Eumorphoceras weetsense (166871)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Texas) Girtyoceras hamiltonense (169946 169947) Girtyoceras meslerianum (169949)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Utah) Girtyoceras hamiltonense (134605) Girtyoceras sp., Girtyoceras hamiltonense (134614)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Morocco Sulcogirtyoceras sp. (61438 157749)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Nevada) Girtyoceras hamiltonense (134449 134450 134451 134648)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Girtyoceras multicameratum (93305)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Arkansas) Girtyoceras limatum (157814 157815 157816 157817 157818 157832 157840 157849 157864 157939 160511) Girtyoceras ornatissimum (157984) Girtyoceras welleri (157812 158042)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Nevada) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (12781)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum, Eumorphoceras girtyi (584)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (79627) Eumorphoceras sp. (133188) Girtyoceras sp. (73201)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) Eumorphoceras milleri (84400 84404 157680 157681 157682 157683 157684 157685 157686 157688 157821 157822 157843 157845 157933 157936 157946 157949 157950 157982 157983 158012 160494) Eumorphoceras milleri, Eumorphoceras plummeri (157980) Eumorphoceras plummeri (84402 157952 157995 158017) Girtyoceras jasperense (157847 157883 157945)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Kazakhstan Eumorphoceras weetsense (166887) Girtyoceras glabrum (166884) Girtyoceras glabrum, Eumorphoceras artumbilicatum, Eumorphoceras weetsense (166882) Girtyoceras glabrum, Girtyoceras modestum, Eumorphoceras weetsense (166879 166885) Girtyoceras latum, Eumorphoceras artumbilicatum, Eumorphoceras weetsense (166874 166875) Girtyoceras latum, Girtyoceras modestum, Eumorphoceras artumbilicatum, Eumorphoceras weetsense (166873) Girtyoceras latum, Girtyoceras modestum, Eumorphoceras weetsense (166876) Girtyoceras modestum (166877 166881 166886 166888 166889 166890 166891 166893 166962) Girtyoceras modestum, Eumorphoceras weetsense (166865 166878 166892 166894 166895) Girtyoceras sp. (166866)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Eumorphoceras sp. (92588)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Texas) Tumulites varians (169951)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Girtyoceras modestum (166952)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Germany (Westfalen) Eumorphoceras dichalocium, Eumorphoceras pseudocoronula (5537) Eumorphoceras medusa, Eumorphoceras pseudocoronula (5539) Peytonoceras involutum (5538)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0Russian Federation (Orenburg) Girtyoceras glabrum (166900 166944)
Pendleian - Arnsbergian330.9 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (8172 8173 8174) Eumorphoceras sp. (8171)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Texas) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (128624)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Eumorphoceras girtyi (5611)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Arkansas) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (157881 157997)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (220592) Eumorphoceras paucinodum (217143)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (93311 93314)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Eumorphoceras paucinodum (166954) Eumorphoceras transuralense (166953)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (8254 8255 8461 8463 8464) Eumorphoceras sp. (8617) Eumorphoceras yatesae (8620)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (166935) Eumorphoceras tumulosum (166947) Girtyoceras sp. (166934) Girtyoceras sp., Tumulites eurinus (166932) Tumulites eurinus (166938)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Oklahoma) Eumorphoceras bisulcatum (157974 158039)
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Baschkirites librovitchi (43097) Hudsonoceras moorei (43101)
Alportian322.8 - 321.8Russian Federation Hudsonoceras proteum (67743 67770)
Kinderscoutian321.8 - 321.3Russian Federation Baschkirites granosus (67724) Baschkirites planus (67725 67741 67744 67747 67748 67750 67753 67758 67761 67763 67767) Baschkirites sp. (67769)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7Uzbekistan Baschkirites sp. (68201) Baschkirites vasilkovskyi (38723 68204 68205 68206 68210 68211)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Goniatites hathawayana (131559)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Sagittoceras hathawayanum (131562)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Japan Tetragonites sp., Tetragonites grables (193939)