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Aspidoceratoidea

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida

Taxonomy
Aspidoceratoidea was named by Zittel (1895).

It was assigned to Ammonitina by Parent et al. (2022).

Subtaxa
Aspidoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Aspidoceratoidea Zittel
2022Aspidoceratoidea Parent et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea(Zittel 1884)
orderAmmonitidaHyatt 1889
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 1895
superfamilyAspidoceratoideaZittel 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.

Superfm. †Aspidoceratoidea Zittel 1895
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Fm. †Aspidoceratidae Zittel 1895
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Subfm. †Aspidoceratinae Zittel 1895
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G. †Aspidoceras Zittel
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†Aspidoceras alamitocense Aguliera 1895
†Aspidoceras andinum Steuer 1897
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Invalid names: Aspidoceras quemadense Burckhardt 1906 [synonym]
†Aspidoceras argobbae Dacque 1905
†Aspidoceras caletanum Opel 1863
†Aspidoceras catalaunicum Loriol 1872
†Aspidoceras euomphalum Steuer 1897
†Aspidoceras haupti Krantz 1928
†Aspidoceras somalicum Dacque 1905
G. †Chinamecaceras Cantu-Chapa 2006
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†Chinamecaceras maldonadoi Cantu-Chapa 2006
G. †Clambites
G. †Cubaspidoceras Myczynski 1976
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†Cubaspidoceras carribeanum Myczynski 1976
G. †Extranodites Jeannet 1951
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†Extranodites cailleti Petitclerc 1917
†Extranodites knechti Jeannet 1951
†Extranodites mairei Jeannet 1951
†Extranodites mandatum Jeannet 1951
G. †Intranodites Jeannet 1951
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†Intranodites muehlbergi Jeannet 1951
G. †Neaspidoceras Spath 1931
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†Neaspidoceras favrei de Riaz 1898
G. †Schaireria Checa 1985
Subfm. †Epipeltoceratinae Donovan et al. 1981
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†Epipeltoceras berrense Favre 1876
†Epipeltoceras semimammatum Quenstedt 1885
Subfm. †Euaspidoceratinae Zittel 1895
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†Euaspidoceras aculeatum Jeannet 1951
†Euaspidoceras ajax Leanza 1947
†Euaspidoceras babeaui d'Orbigny 1847
†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 ferrugineum Jeannet 1951
†Euaspidoceras freii Jeannet 1951
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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 nikitini Borrisjak 1908
†Euaspidoceras oegir Oppel 1863
†Euaspidoceras ovale Neumann 1907
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Invalid names: Extranodites lusitaniformis Jeannet 1951 [synonym]
†Euaspidoceras perarmatum Sowerby 1822
†Euaspidoceras raynaudi Bonnot 1996
†Euaspidoceras spinigerum Jeannet 1951
†Euaspidoceras subbabeanum Sintzov 1888
†Euaspidoceras waageni Spath 1931
Invalid names: Euaspidoceras (Arcaspidoceras) Jeannet 1951 [invalid subgroup]
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†Paraspidoceras colloti Zeiss 1962
†Paraspidoceras meriani Oppel 1863
Subfm. †Hybonoticeratinae Olóriz 1978
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G. †Hybonoticeras Breistroffer 1947
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G. †Hypowaagenia Schweigert and Schlampp 2020
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†Hypowaagenia bodenbenderi Behrendsen 1892
Subfm. †Peltoceratinae Spath 1924
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†Gregoryceras devauxi Bert and Enay 2004
†Gregoryceras fouquei Kilian 1889
†Gregoryceras transversarium Quenstedt 1849
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†Metapeltoceras baylei Prieser 1937
†Metapeltoceras helveticum Jeannet 1951
†Metapeltoceras jurense Jeannet 1951
†Metapeltoceras rollieri Jeannet 1951
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†Parapeltoceras annulosum Quenstedt 1887
†Parapeltoceras oblongum Quenstedt 1887
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Subg. †Peltoceras (Peltoceras) Waagen 1871
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†Peltoceras berckhemeri Prieser 1937
†Peltoceras convexum Hillebrandt 1995
†Peltoceras modeli Peiser 1937
†Peltoceras occidentale Whiteaves 1907
†Peltoceras oeschingense Prieser 1937
†Peltoceras subtense Leckenby 1859
†Peltoceras trifidum Quenstedt 1887
G. †Peltoraspailites Jeannet 1951
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G. †Prieserites Jeannet 1951
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†Prieserites jboehmi Kegel 1916
G. †Pseudogregoryceras Jeannet 1951
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†Pseudogregoryceras iteni Jeannet 1951
G. †Raspailites Jeannet 1951
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†Raspailites dunensis Prieser 1937
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†Rursiceras pseudotorosum Prieser 1937
†Rursiceras reversum Leckenby 1859
G. †Unipeltoceras Jeannet 1951
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†Unipeltoceras katharinae Jeannet 1951
†Unipeltoceras unispinosum Quenstedt 1847
G. †Physodoceras Hyatt 1900
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†Physodoceras burkarti Aguilera 1895
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Invalid names: Aspidoceras cajense Burckhardt 1906 [synonym], Aspidoceras phosphoriticum Burckhardt 1906 [synonym]
†Physodoceras widerai Scherzinger et al. 2018
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Invalid names: Aspidoceras steinmanni Haupt 1907 [synonym], Simocosmoceras pszczolkowskii Myczynski 1989 [synonym]
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†Simocosmoceras nitidulum Neumayr 1873
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 Early/Lower Jurassic to the top of the Hauterivian or 201.30000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (420 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.3 - 174.1Italy (Trento) Aspidoceras sp. (232107)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Peltoceras trifidum, Peltoceras pachygaster, Peltoceras solidum (47882 47911)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Peltoceras sp. (68657)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India 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 Kimmeridgian166.1 - 150.8USA (California) Peltoceras sp. (192820)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Chile (Antofagasta) Sutneria sp. (172173)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Chile (Antofagasta) Aspidoceras sp., Peltoceras sp. (172174)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Eritrea Peltoceras sp. (209120)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India (Gujarat) Peltoceras athleta (184595)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany Aspidoceras ferrugineum (62288) Peltoceras athleta (62276) Peltoceras sp. (62283) Peltoceras trifidum (62279)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Aspidoceras cyclotum (13418)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina Physodoceras sp. A (200686)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico Aspidoceras andinum (197968) Chinamecaceras maldonadoi (142314)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina Aspidoceras bodenbenderi (228376)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina (Neuquen) Aspidoceras rafaeli, Aspidoceras sp. (135631) Physodoceras sp. A, Sutneria sp. A, Aspidoceratidae indet. B (132052) Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus (47412)
Middle Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Argentina Aspidoceras euomphalum (200693 200695) Pseudhimalayites subpretiosus (200691 200692)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Hauterivian150.8 - 129.4Chile Aspidoceras rogoznicense (151657 151658)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Italy (Ancona) Aspidoceras sp. (46546)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Aspidoceras rogoznicense (2629) Aspidoceras sp. (2613) Aspidoceras taverai (2627 2628 2632)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Slovakia Paraspidoceras jourdani (2060)