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Mimosphinctaceae

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida

Taxonomy

Sister taxa
Mimoceratidae, Mimosphinctidae, Teicherticeratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Mimosphinctaceae Erben
2002Mimosphinctaceae Korn and Klug p. 57
2006Mimosphinctaceae Korn
2013Mimosphinctaceae De Baets et al. p. 149
2016Mimosphinctaceae Ubelacker et al. p. 203

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderAgoniatitinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyMimosphinctaceaeErben 1953
superfamilyMimosphinctaceaeErben 1953

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.

Superfm. †Mimosphinctaceae Erben 1953
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Fm. †Mimoceratidae Steinmann 1890
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G. †Gyroceratites Meyer 1831
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Gyroceratites circularis Barrande 1865
Gyroceratites glaber Bogoslovsky 1961
Gyroceratites gracilis Bronn 1835
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Invalid names: Ammonites compressus Beyrich 1837 [synonym], Goniatites ambigena Barrande 1865 [synonym]
Gyroceratites heinricherbeni De Baets et al. 2013
Gyroceratites laevis Eichenberg 1931
Gyroceratites pallantianus Montesinos and Truyols-Massoni 1987
Invalid names: Aphyllites Mojsisovics 1882 [synonym], Lamelloceras Erben 1960 [synonym], Mimoceras Hyatt 1884 [synonym]
G. †Klugites Aboussalam et al. 2015
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Klugites gesinae Klug 2001
G. †Lenzites Becker and House 1994
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Lenzites lenzi House and Pedder 1963
Invalid names: Mimoceratinae Steinmann 1890 [empty]
Fm. †Mimosphinctidae Erben 1953
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Subfm. †Anetoceratinae Ruzhencev 1957
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G. †Anetoceras Schindewolf 1934
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Subg. †Anetoceras (Anetoceras) Schindewolf 1934
Subg. †Anetoceras (Teneroceras) Chlupac and Turek 1983
Anetoceras arduennense Steininger 1853
Anetoceras elegans Yatskov 1990
Anetoceras ellipticum Shen 1975
Anetoceras medvezhense Yatskov 1990
Anetoceras mittmeyeri De Baets et al. 2013
Invalid names: Borivites Yatskov 1990 [synonym], Luofoceras Ruan 1996 [synonym], Teneroceras Chlupac and Turek 1983 [synonym]
G. †Erbenoceras Bogoslovsky 1962
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Erbenoceras advolvens Erben 1960
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Invalid names: Gyroceras tenue Barrande 1865 [synonym], Kokenia filalense Termier and Termier 1950 [synonym]
Erbenoceras circum Ruan 1981
Erbenoceras erbeni House 1965
Erbenoceras khanakasuense Yatskov 1990
Erbenoceras kimi Bogoslovsky 1980
Erbenoceras sabolotnense Yatskov 1990
Erbenoceras solitarium Barrande 1865
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Invalid names: Gyroceras fritschi Barrande 1877 [synonym], Trochoceras barrandei Verneuil 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Haletoceras Yatskov 1990 [synonym]
G. †Ivoites De Baets et al. 2009
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Ivoites hunsrueckianus Erben 1960
Ivoites opitzi De Baets et al. 2013
Ivoites schindewolfi De Baets et al. 2013
G. †Kokenia Holzapfel 1895
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Kokenia obliquecostata Holzapfel 1895
Kokenia tenuissima Chlupac and Turek 1977
G. †Metabactrites Bogoslovsky 1972
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Metabactrites formosus Bogoslovsky 1972
Metabactrites fuchsi De Baets et al. 2013
G. †Ruanites Yatskov 1990
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Ruanites cirratus Ruan 1981
Ruanites luofensis Ruan 1981
Ruanites obliquecostatus Ruan and He 1974
Ruanites oriens Chlupac and Turek 1983
Ruanites patulus Ruan 1981
Ruanites rareplicatus Ruan and He 1974
Ruanites recticostatus Erben 1962
Ruanites serpentinus Ruan 1981
Ruanites subtilis Ruan 1981
Subfm. †Mimosphinctinae Erben 1953
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G. †Chebbites Klug 2001
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Chebbites lissovi Bogoslovsky 1963
Chebbites mattei Feist 1970
Chebbites nantanensis Shen 1975
Chebbites pyshmensis Bogoslovsky 1969
Chebbites reisdorfi Klug 2001
Chebbites undosus Klug 2001
G. †Mimosphinctes Eichenberg 1931
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Mimosphinctes bipartitus Eichenberg 1931
Mimosphinctes cantabricus Kullmann 1960
Mimosphinctes erbeni Bogoslovsky 1980
Mimosphinctes rudicostatus Bogoslovsky 1980
Mimosphinctes tenuicostatus Bogoslovsky 1963
Mimosphinctes tripartitus Eichenberg 1931
Mimosphinctes zlichovensis Chlupac and Turek 1977
G. †Talenticeras Erben 1965
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Talenticeras talenti Erben 1965
Fm. †Teicherticeratidae Bogoslovsky 1969
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Subfm. †Palaeogoniatitinae Klug 2001
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G. †Convoluticeras Erben 1960
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Convoluticeras flexuosum Bogoslovsky 1984
Convoluticeras nikolaevi Bogoslovsky 1969
Convoluticeras tenue Bogoslovsky 1961
Invalid names: Laganites Bogoslovsky 1961 [synonym], Taskanites Bogoslovsky 1969 [synonym]
G. †Fasciculoceras Bogoslovsky 1969
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Fasciculoceras uralense Bogoslovsky 1969
G. †Irdanites Klug 2001
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Irdanites aphelus Ruan 1981
Irdanites kaufmanni Klug 2001
Irdanites korni Klug 2001
Irdanites leptus Ruan 1981
G. †Palaeogoniatites Hyatt 1900
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Palaeogoniatites imago Erben 1965
Palaeogoniatites lituus Barrande 1865
Subfm. †Teicherticeratinae Bogoslovsky 1969
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G. †Gracilites Bogoslovsky 1972
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Gracilites nevadensis Miller 1938
Gracilites svetlanae Bogoslovsky 1972
Gracilites talyndzhensis Yatskov 1992
G. †Teicherticeras Erben 1960
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Teicherticeras buluti Erben 1965
Teicherticeras coskuni Erben 1965
Teicherticeras discus Erben 1953
Teicherticeras erbeni Bogoslovsky 1963
Teicherticeras planum Bogoslovsky 1980
Teicherticeras senior Chlupac and Turek 1983
Teicherticeras teicherti Chlupac and Turek 1983
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Invalid names: Gyroceratites desideratus Teichert 1948 [replaced]
Invalid names: Teicherticeras (Teicherticeras) Erben 1960 [invalid subgroup]
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: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 409.10000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (100 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Czech Republic (Barrandia) Gyroceratites gracilis (12183)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.2 - 387.7Czech Republic Gyroceratites gracilis (12148)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco Erbenoceras sp., Metabactrites sp. (208258 208259 208261)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Turkey (Istanbul) Convoluticeras buluti, Anetoceras solitarium (32470)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Anetoceras sp., Erbenoceras sp. A, Erbenoceras sp. B (40704) Convoluticeras sp., Gracilites svetlanae (40703)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Mimosphinctes sp., Anetoceras arduennense (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Anetoceras obliquecostatum, Lenzites gesinae (150580) Lenzites gesinae, Teicherticeras senior (150581) Metabactrites ernsti (150361) Mimosphinctinae indet. (150360)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Chebbites sp., Gyroceratites heinricherbeni, Ivoites opitzi, Mimosphinctes tripartitus (163369) Ivoites opitzi, Ivoites hunsrueckianus (163367) Ivoites schindewolfi, Ivoites opitzi, Erbenoceras solitarium (163370) Ivoites schindewolfi, Ivoites opitzi, Ivoites hunsrueckianus, Erbenoceras solitarium (163366) Teicherticeras primigenitum, Anetoceras arduennense (26904) Teicherticeras sp., Ivoites sp. (163368) Teicherticeras teicherti (182837)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5China (Guangxi) Erbenoceras sp. (80474)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Czech Republic Anetoceras hunsrueckianum (172645 172648) Anetoceras hunsrueckianum, Gyroceratites laevis, Teicherticeras discordans (12147) Anetoceras solitarium (172631 172632 172633 172634 172635 172636) Goniatites lituus (172650) Goniatites solitarius (172629) Goniatites solitarius, Teicherticeras imago (172630) Gyroceras circulare (173000) Gyroceras tenue (172649) Gyroceratites laevis (172996) Mimosphinctes zlichovensis, Anetoceras hunsrueckianum (172647) Mimosphinctes zlichovensis, Gyroceratites laevis, Anetoceras hunsrueckianum (172646) Palaeogoniatites lituus (172651 172652) Teicherticeras senior, Anetoceras oriens (172637)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Belgium (Liège) Ivoites schindewolfi (157914)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Morocco Erbenoceras advolvens (91749)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Czech Republic (Barrandia) Teicherticeras senior, Anetoceras oriens, Gyroceratites circularis, Teicherticeras imago, Palaeogoniatites lituus, Anetoceras solitarium, Anetoceras hunsrueckianum (12112)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Turkey (Istanbul) Convoluticeras buluti, Anetoceras solitarium (32608)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Uzbekistan Erbenoceras sp., Mimosphinctes sp., Erbenoceras solitarium, Erbenoceras kimi, Mimosphinctes erbeni (169214)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Xiyang) Anetoceras elegantulum (75913)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Guangxi) Anetoceras elegantulum (75903) Anetoceras tangdingense (75904) Teicherticeras nandanense, Erbenoceras elegantulum (3971)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Czech Republic Gyroceratites laevis, Teicherticeras discordans (172658) Teicherticeras discordans (172655)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain (Palencia) Mimosphinctes sp., Anetoceras advolvens, Gyroceratites laevis (40349)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Morocco Erbenoceras sp. (211363) Gyroceratites gracilis (27117) Gyroceratites laevis (38746) Ivoites n.sp. (211366) Klugites gesinae (211364)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) Erbenoceras advolvens, Teicherticeras lissovi, Mimosphinctes tenuicostatus, Teicherticeras erbeni (171994) Gyroceratites glaber, Laganites tenuis (171998) Teicherticeras pyshmense (171995 171996)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Tajikistan Erbenoceras advolvens, Gyroceratites laevis (45793)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco Anetoceras advolvens (27070) Anetoceras advolvens, Gyroceratites laevis (27071) Anetoceras advovlens (27143) Gyroceratites laevis (27072)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation (Magadan) Taskanites nikolaevi (171997)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Convoluticeras discordans (25758) Erbenoceras ellipticus (4863) Gyroceratites gracilis (75905)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Palencia) Gyroceratites gracilis (40350)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Czech Republic Gyroceratites gracilis (172738 172739 172740 172988 172989 172990 172991 172992 172993 172994 172995) Gyroceratites gracilis, Gyroceratites laevis, Teicherticeras discordans (12144 172653 172656) Gyroceratites gracilis, Teicherticeras discordans (172654 172657) Gyroceratites laevis (172997 172998 172999)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Aragon) Anetoceras sp. (40410)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Teicherticeras sp. (40709)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Morocco Gyroceratites laevis (27114)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) Gyroceratites gracilis, Fasciculoceras uralense (171999)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Gyroceratites gracilis (25756)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco Gyroceratites gracilis (27146)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Gyroceratites gracilis (25063)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Czech Republic (Barrandia) Kokenia tenuissima (12258 12259)