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Silesitidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Silesitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Silesitidae Hyatt p. 570
2000Silesitidae Landra et al. p. 35
2005Silesitidae Medina and Riccardi pp. 257, 265
2007Silesitidae Szives p. 57
2021Silesitidae Matsukawa p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familySilesitidaeHyatt 1900
familySilesitidaeHyatt 1900

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. †Silesitidae Hyatt 1900
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†Miyakoceras hayamii Obata 1967
G. †Neoastieria Egoian 1969
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†Neoastieria patagonica Medina and Riccardi 2005
†Neoastieria reliqua Egoian 1969
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†Neosilesites nepos Douvillé 1916
Invalid names: Neposiella [synonym]
G. †Piatnitzkyceras Medina and Riccardi 2005
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†Piatnitzkyceras bonarellii Medina and Riccardi 2005
†Piatnitzkyceras infirmum Medina and Riccardi 2005
G. †Silesites Uhlig 1883
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†Silesites puzosiaformis Anderson 1938
†Silesites seranonis d'Orbigny 1841
†Silesites trajani Tietze 1872
Invalid names: Beneckeia Uhlig 1882 [replaced]
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Albian or 132.90000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian - Early/Lower Aptian140.2 - 122.46Italy Silesites vulpes (160725)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Slovakia Silesites seranonis (83189)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Hungary Silesites sp. (61566)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Spain Silesites spp. (61531 61541)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Morocco Silesites vulpes (82163)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Mexico Silesites sp. (60781)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Serbia and Montenegro Silesites seranonis (169609) Silesites trajani (169570 169607)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Italy Silesites seranonis (71828)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Bulgaria Silesites seranonis (161852)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Murcia) Silesites sp. (2355 2358 2362 2364 2367 2369 2370 2374) Silesites vulpes (2302 2312 2321 2334 2336)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Granada) Silesites vulpes (2292 2298)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Morocco Silesites vulpes (82179)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Italy Silesites seranonis (50811 50813) Silesites sp. (50812)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Jaen) Silesites sp. (2269 2273 2274)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France (Provence) Silesites seranonis (56058)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Antarctica Silesitidae indet. (64195 64196)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Antarctica Neosilesites sp. (64242)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan (Nagano) Miyakoceras hayamii (220846) Miyakoceras tanohatense (220847)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina Neoastieria patagonica (63996 64152)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (California) Silesites puzosiaformis (216369 216370 216371)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Italy Silesites sp. (82830 82831) Silesites sp., Silesites seranonis (82837)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Silesites antarcticus (83356 83365 83557) Silesitidae indet. (64205)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Egypt Silesites nepos (171276)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Neosilesites madagascariensis (86497)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Neosilesites ampakabense (98264) Neosilesites nepos (98244)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina Piatnitzkyceras bonarellii (159013)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Madagascar Neosilesites nepos (98231)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France Neosilesites nepos (58888)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Egypt Neposiella nepos (98326)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Neposiella nepos (98327) Silesites nepos (171277)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (California) Silesites puzosiaformis (83772)