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Meekoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Meekoceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Meekoceratidae Waagen
1934Meekoceratidae Spath
1966Meekoceratidae Ganev
1969Meekoceratidae Kummel
1969Meekoceratidae Runnegar p. 826
1994Meekoceratidae Tozer p. 65
1999Meekoceratidae Golubić
2009Meekoceratidae Shigeta and Zakharov p. 69
2016Meekoceratidae Tongtherm et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderCeratitinaHyatt 1884
familyMeekoceratidaeWaagen 1895
familyMeekoceratidaeWaagen 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.

Fm. †Meekoceratidae Waagen 1895
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G. †Acutomeekoceras Jenks et al. 2010
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†Acutomeekoceras rieberi Jenks et al. 2010
G. †Ambitoides Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
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†Ambitoides orientalis Shigeta and Zakharov 2009
G. †Juvenites Smith 1927
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†Juvenites canadensis Tozer 1961
†Juvenites dieneri Hyatt and Smith 1905
†Juvenites edelsteini Shevyrev 1990
†Juvenites kraffti Smith 1927
†Juvenites laevis Tozer 1994
†Juvenites medius Krafft and Diener 1909
†Juvenites multiconstractus Wang and Chen 1979
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Invalid names: Juvenites sanctorum Smith 1932 [synonym]
†Juvenites sinuosus Kiparisova 1947
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Invalid names: Anasibirites simplex Chao 1959 [synonym], Juvenites kwangsianus Chao 1959 [synonym], Juvenites orientalis Chao 1959 [synonym], Juvenites procurvus Brayard and Bucher 2008 [synonym]
†Juvenites spathi Frebold 1930
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Invalid names: Prosphingites kwangsianus Chao 1959 [synonym]
†Juvenites tenuicostatus Dagis and Ermakova 1990
†Juvenites thermarum Smith 1927
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Invalid names: Prenkites depressus Smith 1932 [synonym]
G. †Karangatites Popov 1968
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†Karangatites arkhipovi Dagys and Ermakova 1984
†Karangatites evolutus Popov 1968
Invalid names: Arctoceratinae Hyatt 1900 [empty], Flemingitinae Hyatt 1900 [empty], Kymatitinae Waagen 1895 [empty], Meekoceratinae Waagen 1895 [empty]
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Anisian or 251.30000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (132 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Juvenites dieneri (33313)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Juvenites kraffti (33314) Juvenites septentrionalis, Juvenites dieneri (33286) Juvenites septentrionalis, Juvenites kraffti, Juvenites dieneri (33285)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Mongolia Juvenites sp. (142564)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Oman Juvenites procurvus (127388 127391) Juvenites spathi (127390 127392 127393 127394 127396 127397 127398 127402 127430) Juvenites thermarum (102600 127421 127425 127427)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Prosphingites spathi (120231 120232 120298)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Juvenites procurvus (139623)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Xizang) Juvenites septentrionalis (229753 229759) Juvenites septentrionalis, Juvenites spathi (229761) Juvenites sp. (229742 229743 229744) Juvenites spathi (229716 229763 229764) Paranannites spathi (97334 97358)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Idaho) Juvenites kraffti (33292) Juvenites septentrionalis, Juvenites sanctorum, Thermalites thermarum, Juvenites dieneri (33288) Juvenites septentrionalis, Thermalites thermarum, Prenkites depressus, Juvenites kraffti, Juvenites dieneri (33293)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Pakistan Juvenites kraffti (139166 139168) Juvenites sp. (102307 111556 139161 139162 139164)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Alaska) Juvenites septentrionalis (44415) Juvenites sp., Juvenites septentrionalis (44394)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Vietnam Juvenites sinuosus (155500 155509)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (British Columbia) Juvenites laevis (105193) Melagathiceras depressum (105197)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Juvenites sinuosus (99538 144207 144208) Juvenites sp. (168039 168042) Juvenites tenuicostatus (107043) Meekoceratidae indet. (168046)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Tajikistan Juvenites edelsteini (97867 97868)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Japan Meekoceratidae indet. (115243)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Washington) Juvenites septentrionalis (110848)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Juvenites novikensis (47220) Juvenites simplex (47204 47247 47248 47259) Juvenites sp. (47205 47206 47207 47210 47211 47217)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Gunagxi) Juvenites globosus (44013) Juvenites pakungensis, Juvenites kwangsianus, Anasibirites simplex, Juvenites septentrionalis (44009)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Canada (Nunavut) Paranannites spathi (103401) Prosphingites spathi (43848 61947) Thermalites canadensis (61943)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Japan (Tokyo-to) Juvenites sp. (44043)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Juvenites septentrigonalis (62097 62098) Juvenites septentrigonalis, Juvenites thermarum (62096) Juvenites septentrionalis, Juvenites thermarum (61515 97117 97120 97121) Juvenites septentrionalis, Juvenites thermarum, Acutomeekoceras rieberi (97119) Juvenites sp., Juvenites septentrionalis, Juvenites thermarum (97118)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Juvenites kraffti (97142 97145 97149 97153) Juvenites procurvus (97138 97139 97140 97157 97158 97197) Juvenites sepentrionalis, Juvenites orientalis (44015) Prosphingites kwangsianus (44002)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Juvenites spathi (156074) Juvenites thermarum (156022 156023 156025 156053 156054)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Afghanistan (Pakhtia) Juvenites septentrionalis (111022) Juvenites sp. (44121)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (California) Nannites dieneri (33298)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Greece Nannites medius (112607)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Romania Karangatites sp. (216984)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Prosphingites spathi (212085 215028 215039)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation Karangatites sp. (127726)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Anhui) Juvenites sp. (149181)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Juvenites multiconstractus (102900)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Norway (Svalbard) Juvenites spathi (218180 218181 218183 218184 218193)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2India (Himachal Pradesh) Juvenites sp. (73226 73239 73242)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Prosphingites spathi (212890)
Olenekian - Anisian251.2 - 242.0Thailand Juvenites canadensis (211353)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation Ambitoides orientalis (90211)
Dienerian - Spathian250.5 - 247.2China Juvenites sp. (44006)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Karangatites evolutus (214738) Karangatites evolutus, Karangatites arkhipovi (107127)