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Maenioceratidae

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Maenioceratidae

Taxonomy
Maenioceratidae was named by Bogoslovsky (1958). Its type is Maenioceras.

It was assigned to Pharcicerataceae by Korn and Klug (2002) and Korn (2006); and to Pharciceratoidea by Bockwinkel and Korn (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Maenioceratidae Bogoslovsky
2002Maenioceratidae Korn and Klug p. 139
2006Maenioceratidae Korn
2024Maenioceratidae Bockwinkel and Korn p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderPharciceratina(Korn 1998)
superfamilyPharciceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyMaenioceratidaeBogoslovsky 1958
familyMaenioceratidaeBogoslovsky 1958

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. †Maenioceratidae Bogoslovsky 1958
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G. †Afromaenioceras Göddertz 1987
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Afromaenioceras bensaidi Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Afromaenioceras brumale Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Afromaenioceras crassum Bensaid 1874
Afromaenioceras hiemale Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
G. †Bensaidites Korn 2002
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Bensaidites apertus Foord and Crick 1897
Bensaidites decheni Kayser 1872
Bensaidites excavatus Phillips 1841
Bensaidites intermedius Foord and Crick 1897
Bensaidites koeneni Frech 1902
Bensaidites molarius Whidborne 1889
G. †Maenioceras Schindewolf 1933
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Subg. †Maenioceras (Afromaenioceras) Göddertz 1987
Maenioceras afroterebratum Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Maenioceras beckeri Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Maenioceras mzerrebense Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Maenioceras oufranense Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Maenioceras tenue Holzapfel 1895
Maenioceras terebratum Sandberger and Sandberger 1850
Invalid names: Maenioceras (Maenioceras) Schindewolf 1933 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Trimaenioceras Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
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Trimaenioceras eculeus Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Trimaenioceras fuscina Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Trimaenioceras klugi Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
Trimaenioceras paucum Bockwinkel and Korn 2024
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: Middle Givetian or 383.00000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Algeria Maenioceras sulcatostriatum, Maenioceras terebratum (40450 40452) Maenioceras terebratum (40374 40376 40451)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Morocco Afromaenioceras brumale (233306 233309) Afromaenioceras hiemale (233301) Afromaenioceras hiemale, Afromaenioceras bensaidi, Afromaenioceras brumale, Afromaenioceras crassum, Trimaenioceras klugi (233297) Afromaenioceras hiemale, Afromaenioceras brumale, Afromaenioceras crassum, Trimaenioceras klugi, Trimaenioceras paucum (233307) Afromaenioceras sulcatostriatum (233302 233304) Afromaenioceras sulcatostriatum, Afromaenioceras brumale (233303) Maenioceras afroterebratum (233305) Maenioceras afroterebratum, Maenioceras mzerrebense (233296) Maenioceras afroterebratum, Maenioceras oufranense (233300) Maenioceras beckeri, Trimaenioceras eculeus, Trimaenioceras fuscina (233308)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany Maenioceras terebratum (60183)