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Araxoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Araxoceratidae

Taxonomy
Araxoceratidae was named by Ruzhencev (1959). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Otocerataceae by Spinosa et al. (1970), Tozer (1981), Waterhouse (1987), Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006); and to Otoceratoidea by Zhou (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Araxoceratidae Ruzhencev
1970Araxoceratidae Spinosa et al. p. 731
1981Araxoceratidae Tozer p. 88
1987Araxoceratidae Waterhouse
2002Araxoceratidae Leonova
2006Araxoceratidae Korn
2017Araxoceratidae Zhou p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderOtoceratinaShevyrev and Ermakova 1979
superfamilyOtoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959
familyAraxoceratidaeRuzhencev 1959

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. †Araxoceratidae Ruzhencev 1959
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Subfm. †Araxoceratinae Ruzhencev 1959
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G. †Abadehceras Bando 1979
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†Abadehceras nakazawai Bando 1979
G. †Anfuceras Zhao et al. 1978
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†Anfuceras longilobatum Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Araxoceras Ruzhencev 1959
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†Araxoceras abarquense Zakharov and Mousavi Abnavi 2010
†Araxoceras glenisteri Ruzhencev 1962
†Araxoceras iranense Zakharov and Mousavi Abnavi 2010
†Araxoceras kiangsiense Chao and Liang 1965
†Araxoceras latissimum Ruzhencev 1959
†Araxoceras latum Ruzhencev 1962
†Araxoceras rotoides Ruzhencev 1963
†Araxoceras simplex Zheng and Ma 1982
†Araxoceras tectum Ruzhencev 1963
†Araxoceras trochoides Abich 1878
†Araxoceras varicatum Ruzhencev 1962
G. †Avushoceras Ruzhencev 1962
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†Avushoceras jakowlewi Ruzhencev 1962
G. †Discotoceras Spath 1930
G. †Dzhulfoceras Ruzhencev 1962
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†Dzhulfoceras furnishi Ruzhencev 1962
†Dzhulfoceras inflatum Ruzhencev 1963
†Dzhulfoceras orientale Zakharov 1994
†Dzhulfoceras paulum Ruzhencev 1962
G. †Eojiangxiceras Qin 1986
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G. †Periptychoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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†Periptychoceras compressum Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Prototoceras Spath 1930
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†Prototoceras anfuense Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras complanatum Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras discoidale Ruzhencev 1963
†Prototoceras fedoroffi Arthaber 1900
†Prototoceras fengchengense Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras inflatum Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras longilobatum Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras multidenticulatum Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras pachygyrum Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras parallelum Ruzhentsev 1959
†Prototoceras pessoides Abich 1878
†Prototoceras plicatum Chao and Liang 1965
†Prototoceras raddei Arthaber 1900
†Prototoceras tropitum Abich 1878
†Prototoceras venustum Zhao et al. 1978
†Prototoceras xiangulingense Chao and Liang 1965
G. †Pseudotoceras Ruzhencev 1962
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†Pseudotoceras armenorum Ruzhencev 1962
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Invalid names: Ceratites intermedius Abich 1878 [synonym]
G. †Rotaraxoceras Ruzhencev 1959
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†Rotaraxoceras caucasicum Ruzhencev 1959
†Rotaraxoceras deruptum Ruzhencev 1962
G. †Urartoceras Ruzhencev 1959
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†Urartoceras abichianum Ruzhencev 1959
G. †Vedioceras Ruzhencev 1962
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†Vedioceras nakamurai Bando 1979
†Vedioceras ogbinense Ruzhencev 1962
†Vedioceras umbonovarum Ruzhencev 1962
†Vedioceras ventroplanum Ruzhencev 1962
†Vedioceras ventrosulcatum Ruzhencev 1962
G. †Vescotoceras Ruzhencev 1962
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†Vescotoceras acutum Ruzhencev 1959
†Vescotoceras evanidum Ruzhencev 1962
†Vescotoceras japonicum Bando and Ehiro 1985
†Vescotoceras serratum Ruzhencev 1962
G. †Eoaraxoceras Spinosa et al. 1970
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†Eoaraxoceras robustum Spinosa and Glenister 2000
†Eoaraxoceras ruzhencevi Spinosa et al. 1970
†Eoaraxoceras spinosai Zhou 2017
Subfm. †Konglingitinae Zhao et al. 1978
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G. †Etoushanoceras Yang and Xiong 1990
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†Etoushanoceras ergouense Yang and Xiong 1990
†Etoushanoceras stenoventrum Yang and Xiong 1990
G. †Eusanyangites Zakharov and Pavlov 1986
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†Eusanyangites bandoi Zakharov and Pavlov 1986
G. †Geermuceras Liang 1983
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†Geermuceras platum Liang 1983
G. †Hongshuiheites Yang and Xiong 1990
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†Hongshuiheites discus Yang and Xiong 1990
G. †Jinjiangoceras Zhao et al. 1978
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†Jinjiangoceras compressum Zheng and Ma 1982
†Jinjiangoceras etoushanense Yang and Xiong 1990
†Jinjiangoceras jiangxiense Zheng and Ma 1982
†Jinjiangoceras penglaense Yang and Xiong 1990
†Jinjiangoceras planodiscum Yang and Xiong 1990
†Jinjiangoceras shatangense Zheng and Ma 1982
†Jinjiangoceras stenosellatum Chao and Liang 1966
†Jinjiangoceras striatum Zheng and Ma 1982
†Jinjiangoceras ventroplanum Zheng and Ma 1982
G. †Kiangsiceras Zhao and Liang 1965
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†Kiangsiceras rotule Chao and Liang 1965
G. †Konglingites Zhao and Liang 1966
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†Konglingites gaoanensis Zhao et al. 1978
†Konglingites inflatus Zhao et al. 1978
†Konglingites laibinensis Yang and Xiong 1990
†Konglingites latisellatus Chao and Liang 1966
†Konglingites sinensis Chao and Liang 1966
†Konglingites striatus Zhao et al. 1978
†Konglingites tumidus Zhao et al. 1978
G. †Lijiangoceras Liang 1983
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G. †Sanyangites Zhao et al. 1978
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†Sanyangites circellus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites inflatus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites latumbilicatus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites lenticularis Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites liratus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites lucunensis Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites multilobatus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites obesus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites rotulus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites serratus Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites simplex Zheng and Ma 1982
†Sanyangites tricarinatus Zhao et al. 1978
†Sanyangites umbilicatus Zhao et al. 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (120 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Yunnan) Lijiangoceras longilobatum (100183)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Jiangxi) Araxoceras kiangsiense (121644) Jinjiangoceras sp. 1, Konglingites tumidus, Prototoceras multidenticulatum, Konglingites latisellatus, Konglingites striatus, Konglingites sinensis, Konglingites inflatus, Konglingites gaoanensis, Jinjiangoceras stenosellatum, Kiangsiceras rotule (121630) Jinjiangoceras stenosellatum, Sanyangites tricarinatus, Sanyangites umbilicatus (121637) Jinjiangoceras striatum, Jinjiangoceras compressum, Jinjiangoceras jiangxiense, Sanyangites inflatus, Sanyangites liratus, Sanyangites obesus, Sanyangites rotulus, Jinjiangoceras stenosellatum (101627) Kiangsiceras sp., Prototoceras venustum, Prototoceras fengchengense, Prototoceras inflatum, Eojiangxiceras meixianlingense (144027) Konglingites sp., Prototoceras fengchengense (121614) Periptychoceras compressum, Anfuceras longilobatum, Sanyangites umbilicatus (121667) Prototoceras pulchriforme, Prototoceras diluterotalum (144031) Prototoceras simplex, Araxoceras simplex (144029) Prototoceras sp. (101624 101625) Prototoceras venustum, Prototoceras fengchengense, Prototoceras complanatum, Prototoceras inflatum (97114) Prototoceras venustum, Prototoceras longilobatum (95596) Prototoceras venustum, Prototoceras longilobatum, Prototoceras plicatum, Prototoceras fengchengense, Prototoceras inflatum, Prototoceras anfuense, Prototoceras pachygyrum (94990) Prototoceras venustum, Prototoceras plicatum, Prototoceras fengchengense, Prototoceras multidenticulatum, Konglingites sinensis (121670) Sanyangites sp. (101626 101629 101630 101631) Sanyangites spp., Jinjiangoceras ventroplanum, Sanyangites inflatus, Sanyangites serratus, Sanyangites lucunensis, Sanyangites simplex, Sanyangites multilobatus, Sanyangites latumbilicatus, Sanyangites circellus, Sanyangites lenticularis (101628)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Armenia Araxoceras sp., Vescotoceras sp., Pseudotoceras djoulfense (110747) Avushoceras jakowlewi (110750) Avushoceras jakowlewi, Vedioceras umbonovarum (110749) Dzhulfoceras sp., Prototoceras sp. (110785) Pseudotoceras sp., Avushoceras sp., Vedioceras ventroplanum, Vedioceras umbonovarum, Pseudotoceras djoulfense (110773) Pseudotoceras sp., Vedioceras ventroplanum, Vedioceras umbonovarum (110794)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Zhejiang) Jinjiangoceras stenosellatum (95268) Jinjiangoceras stenosellatum, Jinjiangoceras sp. (121645) Sanyangites tricarinatus (121663)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran (Abadeh) Araxoceras sp., Prototoceras sp., Pseudotoceras sp., Vescotoceras sp., Vedioceras sp., Avushoceras sp., Eoaraxoceras ruzhencevi, Vescotoceras parallelum, Vedioceras nakamurai, Araxoceras glenisteri, Araxoceras latum, Araxoceras rotoides, Araxoceras tectum, Abadehceras nakazawai, Prototoceras compressum, Prototoceras discoidale, Vescotoceras evanidum, Vescotoceras acutum, Pseudotoceras djoulfense (63894)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Azerbaijan Araxoceras latissimum, Araxoceras latum, Prototoceras tropitum (95630) Araxoceras sp. (94948 110671 110727) Araxoceras sp., Araxoceratidae indet. (110595) Araxoceras sp., Avushoceras sp., Vedioceras ventroplanum (110636) Araxoceras sp., Prototoceras tropitum, Pseudotoceras djoulfense (110715) Araxoceras sp., Vescotoceras acutum (110670) Avushoceras jakowlewi, Vedioceras umbonovarum (110598) Avushoceras jakowlewi, Vedioceras umbonovarum, Vedioceras ventrosulcatum (110717) Avushoceras sp. (110702) Ceratites trochoides, Ceratites tropitus, Ceratites pessoides, Ceratites djoulfensis, Ceratites intermedius (232366) Dzhulfoceras sp., Dzhulfoceras furnishi, Vedioceras sp. (110672) Otoceras trochoides (132465) Pseudotoceras djoulfense (110681) Pseudotoceras sp., Vedioceras sp. (110690) Pseudotoceras sp., Vescotoceras sp. (110608) Vedioceras sp. (110641) Vedioceras sp., Vedioceras ogbinense, Vedioceras umbonovarum, Prototoceras tropitum, Pseudotoceras djoulfense (110679) Vedioceras sp., Vedioceras ventroplanum, Vedioceras umbonovarum (110716) Vedioceras umbonovarum (110597) Vedioceras ventroplanum (110728) Vedioceras ventroplanum, Vedioceras umbonovarum (110729) Vedioceras ventrosulcatum, Pseudotoceras djoulfense (110680) Vescotoceras parallelum (110668) Vescotoceras pessoides, Araxoceras trochoides, Vescotoceras parallelum, Araxoceras latissimum, Araxoceras latum, Prototoceras tropitum, Urartoceras abichianum, Prototoceras discoidale, Vescotoceras acutum (110678) Vescotoceras pessoides, Vescotoceras parallelum, Araxoceras rotoides, Araxoceras tectum, Vescotoceras acutum (110669) Vescotoceras sp. (110714) Vescotoceras sp., Prototoceras tropitum (110596)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation Eusanyangites bandoi (212286)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Qinghai) Geermuceras platum (100184)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hubei) Prototoceras sp. (95720 105952)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Prototoceras hunanense (124024) Prototoceras xiangulingense (124020)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangdong) Konglingites tumidus (96804) Sanyangites sp. (101954)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Japan Araxoceras kiangsiense (113872) Urartoceras sp. (212283) Vedioceras sp. (212284)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Eoaraxoceras spinosai (185562)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran (Fars) Araxoceras sp. (137395) Prototoceras sp. (137396)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) Etoushanoceras sp. 1, Etoushanoceras sp. 2, Hongshuiheites sp., Konglingites laibinensis, Etoushanoceras ergouense, Etoushanoceras stenoventrum, Hongshuiheites discus, Jinjiangoceras etoushanense, Jinjiangoceras planodiscum, Jinjiangoceras penglaense (95513) Jinjiangoceras sp., Etoushanoceras sp. (210114) Jinjiangoceras sp., Etoushanoceras sp. 2, Etoushanoceras ergouense, Jinjiangoceras etoushanense, Jinjiangoceras planodiscum, Jinjiangoceras penglaense (95517) Konglingites laibinensis (210112 210113) Konglingites sp., Jinjiangoceras sp., Konglingites laibinensis (95516) Prototoceras sp. (210111 210128) Prototoceras sp., Konglingites sp., Jinjiangoceras sp. (95515) Prototoceras sp., Konglingites sp., Konglingites laibinensis (138529)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Sichuan) Araxoceratidae indet. (73821) Konglingites sp. (121414 121415 121418 121419 149082) Konglingites sp., Jinjiangoceras sp. (73822 121417) Konglingites sp., Konglingites striatus (148469)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran Araxoceras sp., Eoaraxoceras ruzhencevi (118006) Araxoceras sp., Eoaraxoceras sp., Pseudotoceras sp., Discotoceras sp., Araxoceras abarquense, Araxoceras iranense, Vescotoceras parallelum, Prototoceras tropitum, Vescotoceras acutum, Pseudotoceras djoulfense (63892) Araxoceras sp., Vescotoceras sp. (118007) Araxoceratidae indet. (118005) Avushoceras jakowlewi (118280) Discotoceras sp., Vedioceras umbonovarum, Araxoceras rotoides, Araxoceras tectum (118282) Eoaraxoceras robustum (118002) Eoaraxoceras ruzhencevi (118004) Eoaraxoceras sp. (118003) Urartoceras sp. (119078) Vedioceras umbonovarum (101109) Vescotoceras evanidum (118273) Vescotoceras parallelum (118271)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand Araxoceratidae indet. (213211)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Japan (Miyagi) Araxoceras sp., Dzhulfoceras sp., Dzhulfoceras furnishi, Vescotoceras sp., Prototoceras japonicum, Vescotoceras japonicum, Araxoceras rotoides (61935)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Mexico (Coahuila) Eoaraxoceras ruzhencevi (62905 82067 82068)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Anhui) Konglingites sp. (109620) Prototoceras sp. (109621)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation (South Primorye) Dzhulfoceras orientale (52811 52819)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand Prototoceras sp. (97002)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Anhui) Konglingites sp. (149200)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Konglingites sp. (149088)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Araxoceras latum (63893)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia Pseudotoceras sp. (110789)