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Heteroceratidae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Heteroceratidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Heteroceratidae Spath
1952Heteroceratidae Wright
1964Heteroceratidae Teichert et al.
1986Heteroceratidae Aguirre-Urreta and Klinger p. 319
2016Heteroceratidae Frau et al. p. 208
2023Heteroceratidae Bert et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAncyloceratinaWiedmann 1966
superfamilyAncyloceratoidea(Gill 1871)
familyHeteroceratidaeSpath 1922
familyHeteroceratidaeSpath 1922

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. †Heteroceratidae Spath 1922
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G. †Barguesiella Frau et al. 2016
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Barguesiella goudesense Frau et al. 2016
Barguesiella mantei Frau et al. 2016
G. †Calanquites Frau et al. 2016
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Calanquites katsharavai Rouchadzé 1933
Calanquites microcostatus Rouchadzé 1933
Calanquites semituberculatus Rouchadzé 1933
G. †Giovaraites Frau et al. 2016
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Giovaraites massiliae Frau et al. 2016
G. †Hemibaculites Hyatt 1900
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Hemibaculites cyclopius Anderson 1938
Hemibaculites mirabilis Anderson 1938
Hemibaculites nauplius Anderson 1938
Hemibaculites neleus Anderson 1938
Invalid names: Moutoniceras [synonym]
G. †Heteroceras d'Orbigny 1849
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Subg. †Heteroceras (Argvethites) Rouchadz 1933
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Subg. †Heteroceras (Heteroceras) d'Orbigny 1849
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Heteroceras astierianum d'Orbigny 1851
Heteroceras baylei Reynès 1876
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Invalid names: Heteroceras elegantoides Kakabadze 1988 [synonym]
Heteroceras denizoti Frau et al. 2016
Heteroceras jeletzkyi Murphy 1975
Heteroceras veratiae Frau et al. 2016
Invalid names: Atopoceras Kilian 1889 [synonym], Lindigia Karsten 1858 [synonym]
Subfm. †Heteroceratinae Spath 1922
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G. †Eristavia Kakabadze 1967
G. †Imerites Rouchadzé 1933
G. †Paraimerites Kakabadze 1967
G. †Lazariniceras Vermeulen 2011
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Lazariniceras astierianum d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Lazariniceras rouvieri Vermeulen 2011 [synonym]
Lazariniceras heterostylia Bert et al. 2023
Lazariniceras lhaumeti Bert et al. 2023
G. †Martelites Conte 1989
G. †Uhligia
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 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Berriasian to the top of the Campanian or 145.00000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria Moutoniceras moutonianum (169049)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Morocco Moutoniceras moutonianum (82165 82166 82168)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Morocco Moutoniceras moutonianum (82307 82309 82324 82325) Moutoniceras nodosum (82306 82321 82322)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Colombia Heteroceras helicoceroides (97673)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Argentina Heteroceras elegans (66647 70969)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Chile (Huasco) Imerites sp. (223213)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Comunidad Valenciana) Argvethites sp. (169146)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Japan Heteroceras sp. (66079)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Czech Republic Heteroceras sp. (93475)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45USA (California) Hemibaculites neleus (225526 225528)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France Barguesiella goudesense, Giovaraites massiliae, Heteroceras denizoti (180149) Barguesiella mantei, Giovaraites massiliae, Heteroceras baylei (180148) Calanquites katsharavai, Martelites sp., Heteroceras baylei (180146) Calanquites semituberculatus (180144) Calanquites sp., Heteroceras veratiae (180145) Lazariniceras astierianum (230976 230977 230978) Lazariniceras ebboi (230960) Lazariniceras heterostylia (230953 230967)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Italy Heteroceras astieri, Heteroceras sp. (71828)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Chile (Copiapó) Imerites domeykanus (223015 223024 223063)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45South Africa Heteroceras sp. (65841)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Serbia and Montenegro Argvethites sp. (169609)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Morocco Moutoniceras moutonianum (82177 82178 82179 82185 82186) Moutoniceras nodosum (82173 82174 82175) Moutoniceras sp. (82191 82194)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Gunma) Heteroceras sp. (229066)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Georgia Heteroceras sp., Iberites giraudi, Iberites favrei (2115)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Austria (Ternberg) Moutoniceras moutonianum (50789 50792)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Granada) Heteroceras baylei (50371) Heteroceras sp. (50410 50413) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini (50412) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini, Heteroceras baylei (50409 50411) Martelites sarasini (50408) Moutoniceras moutonianum (2278 2281 2283 2285 2289 2292)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France (Provence) Heteroceras astieri (56059) Heteroceras jauberti, Heteroceras astieri (56067) Moutoniceras moutonianum (56782 56784)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Spain (Murcia) Heteroceras sp. (50434 50436 50439 50442) Heteroceras sp., Heteroceras baylei (50438 50443) Heteroceras sp., Imerites giraudi (50435) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini (50441) Heteroceras sp., Martelites sarasini, Heteroceras baylei (50437 50440) Moutoniceras moutonianum (2311 2313 2316 2318 2321 2376 2379) Moutoniceras nodosum (2302 2366 2367 2368 2370)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (California) Hemibaculites cyclopius (216432)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Madagascar Heteroceras vohimaranitraensis (83998) Heteroceras vohimarantiraensis (84024)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Kansas) Heteroceras tortum (71829)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) Heteroceras cochleatum (105717)