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Heraclitidae

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Heraclitidae

Taxonomy
Heraclitidae was named by Diener (1920).

It was assigned to Trachycerataceae by Tozer (1981); and to Clydonitaceae by Tozer (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Heraclitidae Diener
1981Heraclitidae Tozer
1994Heraclitidae Tozer p. 197

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyClydonitaceaeMojsisovics 1879
familyHeraclitidaeDiener 1920
familyHeraclitidaeDiener 1920

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. †Heraclitidae Diener 1920
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G. †Heraclites Mojsisovics
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Heraclites canadensis Tozer 1994
Heraclites gorgonii Diener 1920
Heraclites robustus Hauer 1855
G. †Wangoceras Tozer 1980
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Wangoceras pax Tozer 1980
Wangoceras svalbardense Korchinskaya 1980
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 Lacian to the top of the Alaunian or 221.50000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Austria Heraclites gorgonii (222675)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Oman Heraclites sp. (101398)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Canada (British Columbia) Pseudotibetites pax (46571 46590 137974) Wangoceras pax (46626 137029 137994 141674)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pterotoceras svalbardense (151223)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Canada (British Columbia) Heraclites canadensis (141687)