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Posttornoceratidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Posttornoceratidae

Taxonomy
Posttornoceratidae was named by Bogoslovsky (1962). Its type is Posttornoceras.

It was assigned to Tornocerataceae by Korn and Klug (2002) and Korn (2006); and to Tornoceratoidea by Korn et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Posttornoceratidae Bogoslovsky
2002Posttornoceratidae Korn and Klug p. 168
2006Posttornoceratidae Korn
2016Posttornoceratidae Korn et al. p. 186

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyTornoceratoidea(Arthaber 1911)
familyPosttornoceratidaeBogoslovsky 1962
familyPosttornoceratidaeBogoslovsky 1962

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. †Posttornoceratidae Bogoslovsky 1962
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Subfm. †Discoclymeniinae Korn 2002
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G. †Alpinites Bogoslovsky 1971
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Alpinites kajraktensis Becker 2002
Alpinites kayseri Schindewolf 1923
Alpinites schultzei Becker 2002
Alpinites zigzag Becker 2002
G. †Discoclymenia Hyatt 1884
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Discoclymenia cucullata von Buch 1832
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Invalid names: Goniatites haueri Munster 1840 [synonym]
Discoclymenia orientalis Korn et al. 2016
Invalid names: Goniatites hercynicus Gumbel 1862 [nomen dubium], Goniatites lenticularis Richter 1848 [nomen dubium], Wedekindoceras Schindewolf 1923 [synonym]
Subfm. †Posttornoceratinae Bogoslovsky 1962
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G. †Ebbighausenites Korn et al. 2016
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Ebbighausenites contiguus Munster 1832
Ebbighausenites seidlitzi Schindewolf 1924
G. †Exotornoceras Becker 1993
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Exotornoceras niedzwiedzkii Dybczynski 1913
Exotornoceras superstes Wedekind 1908
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Invalid names: Manticoceras nehdense Lange 1929 [synonym]
G. †Posttornoceras Wedekind 1910
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Posttornoceras balvei Wedekind 1910
Posttornoceras contiguum Munster 1832
Posttornoceras fallax Korn 2002
Posttornoceras glenisteri Petersen 1975
Posttornoceras posthumum Wedekind 1918
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Invalid names: Sporadoceras wedekindi Schindewolf 1923 [synonym]
Posttornoceras sodalis Becker 1995
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 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 372.20000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany Manticoceras nehdense (172598)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany (Rhenish Massif) Lobotornoceras nehdense (5960)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Discoclymenia sp. (38643)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Australia (Western Australia) Posttornoceras glenisteri (39078)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Morocco Alpinites schultzei (172594) Posttornoceras contiguum (171673 172602 172603)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Germany Posttornoceras balvei (170831) Posttornoceras contiguum (172549 172599 172600 172601)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Kazakhstan (Chelyabinsk) Posttornoceras contiguum (172159)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Poland Posttornoceras contiguum (157665)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Australia (Western Australia) Posttornoceras glenisteri (39101 39105)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Kazakhstan Alpinites kajraktensis (172597) Discoclymenia kayseri (172161 172162)
Middle Famennian - Late/Upper Famennian370.6 - 360.7Morocco Alpinites schultzei (172596)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Sporadoceras posthumum (135752)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Italy Discoclymenia haueri (172609)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Morocco Alpinites sp., Posttornoceras balvei, Posttornoceras weyeri, Discoclymenia cucullata (135652) Alpinites zigzag (172593 172595 172626 172627) Discoclymenia cucullata (135651 170731 170733) Posttornoceras posthumum (172605 172606) Posttornoceras weyeri, Discoclymenia cucullata (170833)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Poland Alpinites zigzag (172628) Discoclymenia cucullata (181347 181348)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Austria Wedekindoceras kayseri (172584)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom Ebbighausenites seidlitzi (181343 181344)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7France Posttornoceras posthumum (172607)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany Discoclymenia cucullata (172525 181349 181350 181351 181352 181353 181354) Discoclymenia cucullata, Ebbighausenites seidlitzi (181340 181342) Discoclymenia cucullata, Posttornoceras posthumum (181329) Discoclymenia sp. (181355) Ebbighausenites seidlitzi (181334 181335 181336 181337 181338 181339 181341 181345 181346) Goniatites contiguus (181333) Goniatites lenticularis (172580) Posttornoceras posthumum (170794 172604 181326 181327 181328 181330 181331 181332)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Kazakhstan Sporadoceras posthumum, Discoclymenia cucullata (172165)