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Hildoceratidae ✝

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Protogrammoceras depressum

São Pedro de Moel, Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande, Leiria, Portugal

Hildoceras bifrons

Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Protogrammoceras depressum

São Pedro de Moel, Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande, Leiria, Portugal

Hildoceras bifrons

Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Protogrammoceras depressum

São Pedro de Moel, Marinha Grande, Marinha Grande, Leiria, Portugal

Hildoceras bifrons

Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Description

Hildoceratidae is a family of ammonoid cephalopods from the Lower Jurassic, lower Pliensbachian (Jamesoni zone) to lower Bajocian (maybe even upper Bajocian) substages, generally with strongly ribbed, involute shells. They are combined with the Hammatoceratidae (= Phymatoceratidae), Graphoceratidae, and Sonniniidae to make up the Hildoceratoidea.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3245781	https://www.gbif.org/species/3245781
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	184513	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=184513

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Ammonitida	Hyatt 1889
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Hildoceratoidea
family	Hildoceratidae	Hyatt 1867

Scientific Name

Hildoceratidae

Name Published In

Bull. Mus. comp. Zool., 1: 99

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Hildoceratidae	family	belongs to Harpocerataceae	stated with evidence	Arkell, 1952
Hildoceratidae	family	belongs to Hildocerataceae	stated with evidence	Donovan et al., 1981

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

342

First Recorded Appearance

201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

133 - 129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Motility

fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Ammonoidea)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Ammonoidea)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

B. Géczy, Z. Kovács, and I. Szente. 2008. Remarks on the Toarcian-Aalenian fossil assemblage of the Kis-Teke Hill, Gerecse Mts (Hungary). Hantkeniana 6:33-55

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildoceratidae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Arieticeratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		322	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Bouleiceratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		106	183 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Grammoceratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		1,169	199 Ma Early Jurassic	174 Ma Middle Jurassic
Harpoceratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		1,051	201 Ma Early Jurassic	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hildoceratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		783	190 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Leukadiellinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		19	183 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Paroniceratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Protogrammoceratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		638	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Tmetoceratinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		28	183 Ma Early Jurassic	174 Ma Middle Jurassic
Arieticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		134	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Bouleiceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	183 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Braunsella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Canavaria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		33	191 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Catulloceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	183 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Darellella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Darellina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dumortieria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		225	183 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Eleganticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		134	183 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Emaciaticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		33	191 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Fontanelliceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		18	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Frechiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	183 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Fuciniceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		232	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Grammoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		75	199 Ma Early Jurassic	174 Ma Middle Jurassic
Harpoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		386	201 Ma Early Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Hildaites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		235	190 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Hildoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		405	183 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Hudlestonia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	183 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Kohaticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	183 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Leptaleoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		85	201 Ma Early Jurassic	186 Ma Early Jurassic
Leukadiella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	183 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Lioceratoides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		89	191 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Mauretaniaceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Mercaticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		87	183 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Nejdia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	183 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Orthildaites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		44	183 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Osperleioceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		91	183 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Ovaticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	183 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Oxyparoniceras genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paroniceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		27	182 Ma Early Jurassic	182 Ma Early Jurassic
Phlyseogrammoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		53	183 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Pleydellia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		497	190 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Podagrosites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		54	182 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Polyplectus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		104	183 Ma Early Jurassic	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protogrammoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		317	201 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Pseudogrammoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		188	182 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Pseudolillia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		23	182 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Pseudolioceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		155	201 Ma Early Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Tauromeniceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	190 Ma Early Jurassic	190 Ma Early Jurassic
Tiltoniceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		57	191 Ma Early Jurassic	183 Ma Early Jurassic
Tmetoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		28	183 Ma Early Jurassic	174 Ma Middle Jurassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1867	Hildoceratidae Hyatt
1952	Hildoceratidae Arkell p. 259
1981	Hildoceratidae Donovan et al.
1992	Hildoceratidae Thomson and Smith p. 33
1993	Hildoceratidae Arthur et al. p. 29
1996	Hildoceratidae Smith and Tipper p. 54
2006	Hildoceratidae Hillebrandt p. 229
2007	Hildoceratidae Sarih et al. p. 99
2013	Hildoceratidae Howarth p. 68

References

Géczy B., Kovács Z., et al (2008) Remarks on the Toarcian-Aalenian fossil assemblage of the Kis-Teke Hill, Gerecse Mts (Hungary), Hantkeniana 6, 33-55

Arkell W. J. (1952) Jurassic ammonites from Jebel Tuwaiq, central Arabia, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 236, 241-313

Thomson R. C., Smith P. L. (1992) Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) biostratigraphy and ammonite fauna of the Spatsizi area, north-central British Columbia, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 437, 1-87

Arthur A. J., Smith P. L., et al (1993) Mesozoic stratigraphy and Jurassic paleontology west of Harrison Lake, southwestern British Columbia, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 441, 1-62

Smith P. L., Tipper H. W. (1996) Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) ammonites of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Bulletins of American Paleontology 108 348, 1-122

Hillebrandt A. (2006) Ammoniten aus dem Pliensbachium (Carixium und Domerium) von Südamerika, Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 25, 1-403

Howarth M. K. (2013) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Revised, Volume 3B, Chapter 4: Psiloceratoidea, Eoderoceratoidea, Hildoceratoidea, Treatise Online 57, 1-139

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 14 Addition to the Official List of family- group names in Zoology or, as the case may be, to the Official Index of Rejected and invalid family-group names in Zoology of the family-group names Involved in the applications relating to the names of ammonites published in volume 2 of the Bulletin of Zoological nomenclature.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 10(18), 463-480 (1955) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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