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Somoholitidae

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Somoholitidae

Taxonomy
Somoholitidae was named by Ruzhencev (1938).

It was assigned to Gastriocerataceae by Titus (2000); to Somoholitaceae by Leonova (2002) and Korn (2006); and to Shumarditoidea by Furnish et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Somoholitidae Ruzhencev
2000Somoholitidae Titus p. 43
2002Somoholitidae Leonova
2006Somoholitidae Korn
2009Somoholitidae Furnish et al. p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyShumarditoidea(Plummer and Scott 1937)
familySomoholitidaeRuzhencev 1938
familySomoholitidaeRuzhencev 1938

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. †Somoholitidae Ruzhencev 1938
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G. †Andrianovia Boardman et al. 1994
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Andrianovia bogoslovskyi Andrianov 1985
Andrianovia gorbunovi Andrianov 1985
Andrianovia sakmarae Ruzhentsev 1938
Andrianovia ustritskyi Borissenkov 2004
G. †Neoshumardites Ruzhencev 1936
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Neoshumardites angustilobus Andrianov 1985
Neoshumardites hyperboreus Ruzhencev 1961
Neoshumardites munugudzhensis Kutygin and Ganelin 2013
Neoshumardites nassichuki Kutygin and Ganelin 2013
Neoshumardites triceps Ruzhentsev 1936
G. †Somoholites Ruzhencev 1938
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Somoholites andrianovi Kutygin 1999
Somoholites artus Ruzhentsev 1951
Somoholites bamberi Nassichuk 1975
Somoholites beluensis Haniel 1915
Somoholites belyaevi Voronov 1992
Somoholites deroeveri Saunders 1971
Somoholites dolium Ruzhentsev 1950
Somoholites glomerosus Ruzhentsev 1950
Somoholites ikensis Ruzhentsev 1950
Somoholites merriami Miller and Furnish 1940
Somoholites miharanoroensis Ehiro et al. 2014
Somoholites sagittarius Saunders 1971
Somoholites sebyanicus Kutygin 1999
Somoholites serus Bogoslovskaya 1997
Somoholites shikhanensis Ruzhencev 1938
Somoholites sholakensis Ruzhentsev 1950
Somoholites walkeri Webster and Lane 1967
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Titus 2000Cadiconic to subcadiconic forms with highly “pouched” external and internal lobes (deep constrictions at the bases). May or may not have multiple spiral lirae, but lacks a single strong spiral cord on the umbilical shoulder.