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Ammonoidea ✝

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Procerites schloenbachi

Saint-Benin-d'Azy, Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Kosmoceras jason

Woodham, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Perisphinctes victoris

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Procerites schloenbachi

Saint-Benin-d'Azy, Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Kosmoceras jason

Woodham, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Perisphinctes victoris

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Procerites schloenbachi

Saint-Benin-d'Azy, Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Kosmoceras jason

Woodham, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	14505	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14505

Rank

subclass (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea

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
order	Ammonoidea

Common Name

ammonite

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ammonoidea	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated with evidence	Stanton, 1895
Ammonoidea	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated without evidence	Arkell et al., 1957
Ammonoidea	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated with evidence	Wright et al., 1996
Ammonoidea	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Ammonoidea	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated without evidence	Kiessling, 2003
Ammonoidea	subclass	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated with evidence	Sarih et al., 2007
Ammonoidea	subclass	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated without evidence	Landman et al., 2007
Ammonoidea	subclass	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated with evidence	Furnish et al., 2009
Ammonoidea	order	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated without evidence	Lukeneder and Lukeneder, 2018
Ammonoidea	subclass	belongs to Cephalopoda	stated with evidence	Krystyn et al., 2019

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

15,503

First Recorded Appearance

419 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene

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)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Agoniatitida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		1,784	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Ammonitida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		43,426	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratitida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)	Ceratite	16,063	279 Ma Permian	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Clymeniida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		566	376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Goniatitida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		7,709	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lytoceratida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Lytocerida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)
Medlicottiida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)
Phylloceratida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		4,103	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phylloceratitida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		17	201 Ma Early Jurassic	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phyllocerida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)
Praeglyphiocerida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)
Prolecanitida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)		1,172	365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Psiloceratida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)
Tornocerida ✝ order	listed (PBDB)
Ceratitina ✝ suborder	listed (PBDB)		1	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Bochianitoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)		255	151 Ma Late Jurassic	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protancyloceratoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)		92	152 Ma Late Jurassic	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ptychoceratoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)		157	145 Ma Late Jurassic	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tropitoidea ✝ superfamily	listed (PBDB)
Aleteceratidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Dipoloceratidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lenticeratidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Proplanulitidae ✝ family	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Abichia ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Acuticostites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	152 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Almohadites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ampthillia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Anacleoniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Anavirgatites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Anclyoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Andersonites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Andesites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ankobites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Apsorroceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Aptychus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Argentiniceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	151 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Asapholytoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Aspidostephanus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Aspinoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Astiericeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Astieridiscus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aulasimoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Balticeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	157 Ma Jurassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Benacoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Berbericeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Berrosiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Betyokites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Beudantiella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Bihenduloceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Billcobbanoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Binatisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Binneyites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Biplices ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Blanforidceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	152 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Borealites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Bostrychoceras ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Bunburyiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Californiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Calliptychoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Carstenia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Caspianites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chetaites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	152 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Chigaroceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Christophoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cicatrites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clambites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Cloioceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Coloradoscaphites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Constileioceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cordubiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Cottreauites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Couloniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cowtoniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Craspedodiscus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crassiplanulites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cruasiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Crussoliceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Cutchisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cuyaniceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Damesiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Desmoscaphites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Desmosphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Dickersonia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	152 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Diodochoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Diplasioceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dirrymoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Discosphinctoides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Divisosphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Djurjuriceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Eboroceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Egrabensiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Endemoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eocephalites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		31	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Eodesmoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Eohecticoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Eoheteroceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eosphinctoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	152 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Epancyloceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Epaspidoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Epicephalites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Epiglyptoxoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Epigonites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Epimayites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Erdenella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Espaniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eubranoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Euhyphantoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Farbesiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Fikaites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Flabellisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Flexispinites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Forbescieras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Fournierella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Frenguelliceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Galbanites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Garnierisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gazdaganites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Georgioceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gephyroceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gerhardtia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Glabrophysodoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Glaucolithites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Glottoptychinites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Glyptoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Gymnoplites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hannaites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Haploscaphites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Haresiceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hectioceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Heinzia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		32	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Himispiticeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Holcostephanus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Homolsomites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hoplikosmokas ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ilowaiskya ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	152 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Indosphinctes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		48	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Involuticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Isterites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Janenschites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Jeanneticeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Jeanthieuolyites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Jimenites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Kachpurites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		52	157 Ma Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Karamaiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Karamaites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Karaschiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Kashpurites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Katrolites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Kerberites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Klematosphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Kurnubiella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Langdaiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	242 Ma Middle Triassic	242 Ma Middle Triassic
Limaites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Liosphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Lissonia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lithancylus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lomonossovella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	152 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Lupherites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Lytocrioceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lytogyroceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Mancosiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Manoloviceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Mathoceratites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Megasphaeroceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Megatyloceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Metagravesia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	157 Ma Jurassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Metahamites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Metahoplites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Metapatoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Michalskia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Moutoniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		43	145 Ma Late Jurassic	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nannostephanus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Neobibolites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Neoepigoniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoglytoxoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Neomantelliceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Neomorphoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Neopuzosia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoselwynoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Neotollia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	145 Ma Late Jurassic	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neoturrilites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neposiella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neuqueniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Nipponites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nodiocoeloceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nodosohoplites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nothostephanus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Notoceras ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		2	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Odoghertyceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	201 Ma Early Jurassic	201 Ma Early Jurassic
Odontoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Odontodiscoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Organoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Orthaspidoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Osperlioceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	182 Ma Early Jurassic	180 Ma Early Jurassic
Padagrosites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Padragosiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Palnerostephanus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paltaopites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paraberriasella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Parabevalites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paracuariceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Paradicidia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paranclyoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paraspiticeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		29	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Parastieria ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Paravirgatites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pascoeites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paskentites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Petrolytoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Phlyseogrammocera ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Physeogrammoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Platylenticeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	145 Ma Late Jurassic	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plesiacanthoides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Plesiohamites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plictetia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Poculisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Poecilomorphus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pomerania ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Praemanambolites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Praetollia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		18	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Procraspedites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Progalbanites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Progeronia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	157 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Prohelicoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Promantelliceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Propectinatites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Properisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Proplanulites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Prososphinctoides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Protanclyoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Protothurmannia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Proturrilitoides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudacompsoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudarisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudinvoluticeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudoaganides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudoclambites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	152 Ma Late Jurassic	152 Ma Late Jurassic
Pseudoclydoniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Pseudofavrella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudokatroliceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudoleymeriella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudoperisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudoplacenticeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pseudosimoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	152 Ma Late Jurassic	152 Ma Late Jurassic
Pseudovirgatites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Pseudowaagenia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	161 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Psilohamites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pteroscaphites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pulchellia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		38	145 Ma Late Jurassic	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Puzosigella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Raimondiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	145 Ma Late Jurassic	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhampidoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Riasanites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	152 Ma Late Jurassic	140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rossalites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ryugasella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saltericeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sarmatisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Scaphamites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Shastoceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Simaspidoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	157 Ma Jurassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Simosphinctes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Simotoichites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Sohlites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Somaliceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Somalites ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sornayceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Speetoniceras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Subbarroisiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Subnebrodites ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	161 Ma Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Subneumayria ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Suboosterella ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Subptychoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Subthurmannia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	145 Ma Late Jurassic	145 Ma Late Jurassic
Subtissotia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Sulcohoplites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Telodactylus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Thraxites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Titanites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	157 Ma Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Tobolia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tolvericeras ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Tolypeceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tongoboroceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tonoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Toulisphinctes ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	157 Ma Jurassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Tovebirkelundites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Triagolytoceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Triozites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Trochleiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trolliceras ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Tropitoides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Turrilitoides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrannites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Uhligia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Umiates ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Veveysiceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Virgataxioceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	156 Ma Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Virgatospinctoides ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Weavericeras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Wellsia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Wheatleyites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wichmanniceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Yokoyamaceras ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Zaraiskites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	152 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Zealandites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Zurcherella ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		2	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1865	Goniatites crebriseptum Barrande figs. Pl 7, figs 1,2
1884	Ammonoidea Zittel
1895	Ammonoidea Stanton p. 72
1898	Tornoceras edwinhalli Clarke p. 111 fig. 85
1914	Gomimonomeroceras Sobolew
1927	Ammonoidea Smith
1957	Ammonoidea Arkell et al. p. 7
1984	Ammonoidea Klinger and Kennedy p. 130
1989	Ammonoidea Klinger and Kennedy p. 266
1990	Ammonoidea Kennedy and Klinger p. 233
1992	Ammonoidea Klinger and Kennedy p. 73
1993	Ammonoidea Klinger and Kennedy p. 186
1996	Ammonoidea Wright et al. p. 1

Year	Name and Author
1997	Ammonoidea Cecca p. 327
2002	Tornoceras edwinhalli Korn and Klug p. 155
2002	Ammonoidea Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Ammonoidea Kiessling
2006	Ammonoidea Shevyrev
2007	Ammonoidea Landman et al. p. 57
2007	Ammonoidea Sarih et al. p. 94
2009	Ammonoidea Furnish et al.
2016	Ammonoidea Lehmann et al. p. 440
2016	Ammonoidea Wild and Stilwell p. 975
2018	Ammonoidea Lukeneder and Lukeneder
2019	Ammonoidea Krystyn et al. p. 239

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Stanton T. W. Contributions to the Cretaceous paleontology of the Pacific coast. : The fauna of the Knoxville, Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 133, 1-132 doi:10.3133/b133

Smith J. P. (1927) Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141, 1-262

Arkell W. J., Furnish W. M., et al (1957) Cephalopoda - Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K 3, 1-490

Klinger H. C., Kennedy W. J. (1984) Cretaceous faunas from Zululand and Natal, South Africa. The ammonite subfamily Peroniceratinae Hyatt, 1900, Annals of the South African Museum 92 3, 1-294

Klinger H. C., Kennedy W. J. (1989) Cretaceous faunas from Zululand and Natal, South Africa. The ammonite family Placenticeratidae Hyatt, 1900; with comments on the systematic position of the genus Hypengonoceras Spath, 1924, Annals of the South African Museum 98 9, 241-408

Kennedy W. J., Klinger H. C. (1990) Cretaceous faunas from Zululand and Natal, South Africa. Hatchericeras Stanton, 1901 (Cephalopoda, Ammonoidea) from the Barremian of Zululand, Annals of the South African Museum 99 8, 231-243

Klinger H. C., Kennedy W. J. (1992) Cretaceous faunas from Zululand and Natal, South Africa. Barremian representatives of the ammonite family Ancyloceratidae Gill, 1871, Annals of the South African Museum 101 5, 71-138

Klinger H. C., Kennedy W. J. (1993) Cretaceous faunas from Zululand and Natal, South Africa. The heteromorph ammonite genus Eubaculites Spath, 1926, Annals of the South African Museum 102 6, 185-264

Wright C. W., Calloman J. H., et al (1996) Cretaceous Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology L 4, 1-362

Cecca F. (1997) The late Albian genus Semenoviceras (Hoplitidae, Ammonitina): palaeontologic study of a fauna of the Semenoviceras litschkovi zone from Mangyshlak (west Khazakstan), Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 103, 323-342

Korn D., Klug C. (2002) Ammoneae Devonicae, Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia 138, 1-375

Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data

Shevyrev A. A. (2006) The cephalopod macrosystem: A historical review, the present state of knowledge, and unsolved problems: 3. Classification of Bactritoidea and Ammonoidea, Paleontological Journal 40 2, 150-161

Landman N. H., Johnson R. O., et al (2007) Cephalopods from the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary interval on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. with a description of the highest ammonite zones in North America. Part III. Manasquan River Basin, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 303, 1-122

Furnish W. M., Glenister B. F., et al (2009) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Revised: Mollusca 4, Volume 2: Carboniferous and Permian Ammonoidea (Goniatitida and Prolecanitida), 1-258

Lehmann J., Hoffmann R., et al (2016) Cephalopoden aus unterkreidezeitlichen Geschieben der Region um Wolgast-Hohendorf, Vorpommern, Archiv für Geschiebekunde 7, 401-530

Wild T. J., Stilwell J. D. (2016) First Cretaceous (Albian) invertebrate fossil assemblage from Batavia Knoll, Perth Abyssal Plain, eastern Indian Ocean: taxonomy and paleoecological significance, Journal of Paleontology 90, 959-980

Lukeneder P., Lukeneder A. (2018) Sinemurian biostratigraphy of the Tannscharten section near Reichraming (Lower Jurassic, Schneeberg Syncline, Northern Calcareous Alps), Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 111 1, 092-110 doi:10.17738/ajes.2018.0007

Krystyn L., Balini M., et al (2019) Norian ammonoids from the Nayband Formation (Iran) and their bearing on Late Triassic sedimentary and geodynamic history of the Iran Plate, Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125 1, 231-248

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