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Tainoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Gyroceratinae von Mojsisovics
1883Tainoceratidae Hyatt
1896Gyroceratidae von Mojsisovics
1964Tainoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 413
2006Tainoceratidae Chirat p. 86
2016Tainoceratidae Niko and Mapes p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883

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. †Tainoceratidae Hyatt 1883
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G. †Anoploceras Hyatt 1900
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Anoploceras rollieri Arthaber 1896
Anoploceras taimyrense Schtastlivtceva 1986
G. †Anthodiscoceras Qin 1986
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G. †Araxonautilus Shimanskiy 1979
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Araxonautilus nodosocostatum Gemmellaro 1889
Araxonautilus nodosus Shimanskiy 1979
Araxonautilus pamiricus Shimanskiy 1992
G. †Arctonautilus Sobolev 1989
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Arctonautilus dolganensis Sobolev 1989
Arctonautilus egorovi Sobolev 1989
Arctonautilus ljubovae Schastlivtceva 1981
Arctonautilus migayi Sobolev 1989
Arctonautilus orbiculatus Sobolev 1989
Arctonautilus spatiosus Sobolev 1989
Arctonautilus toscanensis Sobolev 1989
Arctonautilus zvetkovi Sobolev 1989
G. †Aulametacoceras Miller and Unklesbay 1942
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Aulametacoceras humboldtensis Silberling and Nichols 1982
Aulametacoceras mckeei Miller and Unklesbay 1942
G. †Clavinautilus Zhao et al. 1978
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Clavinautilus compressus Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Cooperoceras Miller 1945
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Cooperoceras texanum Miller 1945
G. †Encoiloceras Hyatt in Zittel 1900
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Encoiloceras balatonicum Vörös 2001
Encoiloceras lajosi Vörös 2001
Encoiloceras superbum von Mojsisovics 1873
G. †Enoploceras Hyatt in Zittel 1900
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Enoploceras fischeri von Mojsisovics 1873
Enoploceras rieberi Pieroni 2022
Enoploceras wulfeni von Mojsisovics 1873
G. †Eulomacoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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Eulomacoceras bicostatum Zhao et al. 1978
Eulomacoceras robustum Zhao et al. 1978
Eulomacoceras venustum Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Foordiceras Hyatt 1893
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Foordiceras akiyamai Hayasaka 1960
Foordiceras dolomiticum Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Foordiceras flemingianum de Koninck 1863
Foordiceras goliathum Waagen 1879
Foordiceras mammiferum Miller 1945
Foordiceras ornatissimum Miller and Youngquist 1949
G. †Germanonautilus von Mojsisovics 1902
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Germanonautilus anceps Sobolev 1989
Germanonautilus bartovi Parnes 1986
Germanonautilus bidorsatus Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Germanonautilus saharonicus Parnes 1986 [synonym]
Germanonautilus cassianus von Mojsisovics 1882
Germanonautilus dolomiticus Quenstedt 1845
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Invalid names: Nautilus tenuireticulatus Assman 1926 [synonym], Temnocheilus postdolomiticus Assman 1937 [synonym]
Germanonautilus klipsteini von Mojsisovics 1882
Germanonautilus kyotanii Nakazawa 1959
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Invalid names: Grypoceras buriji Kiparisova 1961 [synonym]
Germanonautilus popowi Sobolev 1989
Germanonautilus salinarius von Mojsisovics 1882
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Invalid names: Nautilus gorasdzensis Assmann 1937 [synonym]
Germanonautilus schloenbachi von Mojsisovics 1873
Germanonautilus sibiricus Sobolev 1989
Germanonautilus tridorsatus Böttcher 1938
Invalid names: Ammonites acis Münster 1841 [nomen dubium], Cyrtocera linearis Münster 1841 [nomen dubium], Nautilus tertius Laube 1869 [nomen dubium], Thuringionautilus von Mojsisovics 1902 [synonym]
G. †Grumantoceras Sobolev 1989
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G. †Gujiaonautilus Miao et al. 2019
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Gujiaonautilus longliensis Miao et al. 2019
G. †Hefengnautilus Xu 1977
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G. †Hexagonites Hayasaka 1947
G. †Holconautilus Mojsisovics 1902
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G. †Lichuanoceras Xu 1977
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G. †Lirometacoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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Lirometacoceras guizhouense Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Meixianlingites Qin 1986
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G. †Metacoceras Hyatt 1883
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Metacoceras altilobatum Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Metacoceras artiense Kruglov 1928
Metacoceras baylorense Miller and Youngquist 1949
Metacoceras bituberculatum Miller and Youngquist 1949
Metacoceras bowmani Miller and Breed 1964
Metacoceras carinatum Girty 1933
Metacoceras cheneyi Miller and Youngquist 1947
Metacoceras copei Tucker 1976
Metacoceras cornutum Girty 1911
Metacoceras dorashamense Shimansky 1965
Metacoceras dubium Hyatt 1891
Metacoceras hayi Hyatt 1891
Metacoceras knighti Miller and Thomas 1936
Metacoceras kruglovi Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Metacoceras orthogonium Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Metacoceras parartiense Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Metacoceras sangamonense Meek and Worthen 1860
Metacoceras subpiszovi Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Metacoceras subquadratum Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
Metacoceras sulciferum Miller and Thomas 1936
Metacoceras unklesbayi Miller and Youngquist 1949
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Invalid names: Metacoceras biseriatum Miller and Unklesbay 1942 [replaced]
Metacoceras vagans Miller and Owen 1937
G. †Mojsvaroceras Hyatt 1883
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Mojsvaroceras augusti von Mojsisovics 1882
Mojsvaroceras haasi Parnes 1986
Mojsvaroceras kagae Diener 1907
Mojsvaroceras kummeli Parnes 1986
Mojsvaroceras morloti Mojsisovics 1886
Mojsvaroceras nivicola Diener 1907
Mojsvaroceras perarmatum von Mojsisovics 1873
Mojsvaroceras turneri Hyatt and Smith 1905
Mojsvaroceras zaki Parnes 1986
G. †Neoclavinautilus Liang 1984
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G. †Neotainoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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Neotainoceras gigantum Zheng 1984
Neotainoceras liuchengense Zhao et al. 1978
Neotainoceras pachydiscum Zhao et al. 1978
Neotainoceras zhaoi Miao et al. 2019
G. †Nodonautilus Liang 1984
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Nodonautilus formosus Liang 1984
G. †Nodopleuroceras Zheng 1984
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Nodopleuroceras gujiaoense Miao et al. 2019
G. †Paratainoceras Qin 1986
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G. †Paratainonautilus Zhao et al. 1978
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Paratainonautilus dushanensis Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Phaedrysmocheilus Shimansky and Erlanger 1955
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Invalid names: Enoploceras newelli Kummel 1953 [synonym], Germanonautilus montpelierensis Kummel 1953 [synonym], Mojsvaroceras frenchi Kummel 1953 [synonym]
Phaedrysmocheilus nestori Shimansky 1957
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Invalid names: Phaedrysmocheilus suavis Schastlivtseva 1986 [synonym]
Phaedrysmocheilus ornatus Sobolev 1989
Phaedrysmocheilus subaratus Keyserling 1847
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Invalid names: Pleuronautilus olenekensis Zakharov 1978 [synonym]
G. †Phloioceras Hyatt 1884
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Phloioceras gemmatum von Mojsisovics 1873
G. †Pleuronautilus von Mojsisovics 1882
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Pleuronautilus ambiguus Arthaber 1896
Pleuronautilus changxingensis Zhao et al. 1978
Pleuronautilus cooperi Miller 1945
Pleuronautilus cornaliae Stoppani 1860
Pleuronautilus costalis Shimansky 1965
Pleuronautilus crassescens Arthaber 1896
Pleuronautilus distinctus von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus dzhulfensis Shimansky 1965
Pleuronautilus esinensis von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus furcatus Arthaber 1896
Pleuronautilus gaudryi von Mojsisovics 1902
Pleuronautilus gregarius Miller 1945
Pleuronautilus lepsiusi von Mojsisovics 1902
Pleuronautilus loczyi Fliegel 1901
Pleuronautilus magnus Zheng 1984
Pleuronautilus marmolatae von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus megaporus Miller 1945
Pleuronautilus mosis von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus multicostatus Etheridge Jr. 1907
Pleuronautilus mutatus Miller 1945
Pleuronautilus oenanus von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus ornatus Hauer 1896
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Invalid names: Nautilus semicostatus Beyrich 1865 [synonym]
Pleuronautilus ptychoides Arthaber 1896
Pleuronautilus qinghaianus Wang and Chen 1979
Pleuronautilus russkiensis Zakharov 1978
Pleuronautilus scabiosus Arthaber 1896
Pleuronautilus seminodosus Arthaber 1896
Pleuronautilus stautei Fritsch 1902
Pleuronautilus subgemmatus von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus tibeticus von Mojsisovics 1896
Pleuronautilus trinodosus von Mojsisovics 1882
Pleuronautilus verae Arthaber 1900
Invalid names: Huanghoceras Yin 1933 [synonym], Pseudofoordiceras Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954 [synonym], Shansinautilus Yabe and Mabuti 1935 [synonym], Tungkuanoceras Hayasaka 1947 [synonym]
G. †Pseudometacoceras Miller et al. 1933
G. †Pseudotemnocheilus Ruzhentsev and Shimanskiy 1954
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G. †Seironautilus Zhao et al. 1978
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Seironautilus nodosus Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Siamnautilus Ishibashi et al. 1994
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Siamnautilus ruchae Ishibashi et al. 1994
G. †Sibyllonautilus Diener 1915
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Sibyllonautilus abditus Sobolev 1998
Sibyllonautilus artus Sobolev 1989
Sibyllonautilus darkensis Sobolev 1998
Sibyllonautilus liardensis Whiteaves 1889
Sibyllonautilus pertumidus Arthaber 1896
Sibyllonautilus rugosus Parnes 1986
Invalid names: Tumidonautilus [synonym]
G. †Sinotitanoceras Pan 1983
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G. †Tainionautilus von Mojsisovics 1902
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Tainionautilus wynnei Waagen 1879
G. †Tainoceras Hyatt 1883
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Tainoceras abukumaense Hayasaka 1957
Tainoceras balestense Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Tainoceras carinatum Ehiro and Araki 1997
Tainoceras cavatum Hyatt 1891
Tainoceras clydense Miller and Kemp 1947
Tainoceras comptum Reed 1944
Tainoceras debile Reed 1944
Tainoceras duttoni Hyatt 1893
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Invalid names: Tainoceras unklesbayi Miller and Youngquist 1949 [synonym]
Tainoceras gibbosum Zheng 1984
Tainoceras guizhouense Zheng 1984
Tainoceras hunanense Zhao 1954
Tainoceras kitakamiense Hayasaka 1962
Tainoceras malsineri Prinoth and Posenato 2007
Tainoceras mingshanense Kayser 1883
Tainoceras murrayi Miller and Unklesbay 1942
Tainoceras nebrascense Miller et al. 1933
Tainoceras noetlingi Frech 1911
Tainoceras orientale Kayser 1883
Tainoceras rotundatum Miller and Unklesbay 1942
Tainoceras schellbachi Miller and Unklesbay 1942
Tainoceras sexlineatum Tucker 1976
Tainoceras toulai Gemmellaro 1889
Tainoceras trautscholdi Waagen 1879
Tainoceras trimuense Reed 1944
Tainoceras wyomingense Miller and Thomas 1936
G. †Tanchiashanites Zhao 1954
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G. †Tirolonautilus von Mojsisovics 1902
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Tirolonautilus crux Stache 1877
Tirolonautilus sebedinus Stache 1877
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Invalid names: Nautilus hoernesi Stache 1877 [synonym], Tirolonautilus feltgeni Chirat 2006 [synonym]
G. †Trachynautilus Mojsisovics 1902
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Trachynautilus nodulosus Arthaber 1896
G. †Tylonautilus Pringle and Jackson 1928
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Tylonautilus gratiosus Girty 1909
Tylonautilus mergus Shimanskiy 1967
Tylonautilus permicus Hayasaka 1957
Invalid names: Gyroceratidae von Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Sevatian or 339.40000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (602 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0USA (Nevada) Tylonautilus sp. (62674)
Chesterian339.4 - 318.1USA (Montana) Tylonautilus sp. (581)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4USA (Arkansas) Tylonautilus gratiosus (160510 160517)
Arnsbergian326.4 - 318.1USA (Arkansas) Tylonautilus gratiosus (157841 157988 185022)
Arnsbergian326.4 - 318.1United Kingdom (England) Tylonautilus nodiferus (8257 8447 67683 162359 162360)
Pendleian326.4 - 318.1Kazakhstan Tylonautilus mergus (8421)
Pendleian326.4 - 318.1United Kingdom (England) Tylonautilus sp. (162352)
Pendleian326.4 - 318.1USA (Arkansas) Tylonautilus gratiosus (157822 157995 158022 158035 160544 175860)
Pendleian - Yeadonian326.4 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Metacoceras sp. (41223 41225)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2Ukraine Metacoceras perelegans (228670) Metacoceras sp. (228674)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Svalbard and Jan Mayen Germanonautilus sp. 2 (166526)
Lacian - Alaunian221.5 - 212.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Germanonautilus brooksi (97821) Grypoceras buriji (97824)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Russian Federation Germanonautilus kyotanii (166543 166544 166545 166548 166550 166551 166552 166553) Germanonautilus sp. (214808) Tumidonautilus sp. (166581) Tumidonautilus sp., Germanonautilus kyotanii (166547)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Austria Pleuronautilus lepsiusi (159886 160169)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Alaska) Germanonautilus sp. (97816 166666)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Germanonautilus kyotanii (166549)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Nevada) Pleuronautilus sp. (37242 37246 37247)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Nevada) Sibyllonautilus fergusoni (166669)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation Germanonautilus bytschkovi (166570 166571)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Germanonautilus sp. (32892)