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Acanthohoplites ✝

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Description

Acanthohoplites is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Parahoplitidae that lived in the Aptian and Early Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous.

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

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3245888	https://www.gbif.org/species/3245888
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	14511	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14511

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : Acanthohoplites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Parahoplitidae : Acanthohoplites

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	Deshayesitoidea
family	Parahoplitidae	Spath 1922
subfamily	Acanthohoplitinae
genus	Acanthohoplites	Sinzow 1907

Scientific Name

Acanthohoplites Sinzow, 1907

Name Published In

Verh. Russ.-Kais. Min. Ges. St. Petersburg, (2) 45, 456, 478 (as Acanto- p. 479, -tee & -opiites p. 515, Acanthohrplites p. 516, Acanthohplites p. 518).

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Acanthohoplites	genus	belongs to Acanthoplitinae	stated with evidence	Stoyanow, 1949
Acanthohoplites	genus	belongs to Parahoplitidae	stated without evidence	Renz, 1982
Acanthohoplites	genus	belongs to Acanthoplitinae	stated with evidence	Wright et al., 1996
Acanthohoplites	genus	belongs to Ammonoidea	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Acanthohoplites	genus	belongs to Acanthohoplitinae	stated with evidence	Lehmann et al., 2019

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

125 - 122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

112 - 109 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)

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

Wikipedia

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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Acanthohoplites (Nolaniceras) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		7	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites aschiltaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites belohasifakaensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites berkleyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Acanthohoplites bigoureti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites dunlapi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites erraticus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites hesper ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites impetrabilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites laticostatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites manambolense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites manerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites midoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites mitiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites nolani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites quadratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites schucherti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites soaranensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites teres ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthohoplites trifurcatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites uhligi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthohoplites venustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthoplites belohasifakaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites manerensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites midoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites mitiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites nolani ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites soaranensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites trifurcatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites venustus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Acanthohopiites Sinzow, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : *Acanthohopiites*
Acantohoplites Sinzow, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : *Acantohoplites*
Acanthohoplitee Sinzow, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : *Acanthohoplitee*
Acanthohplites Sinzow, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : *Acanthohplites*
Acanchohoplites Sinzow, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : *Acanchohoplites*
Acanthohrplites Sinzow, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : *Acanthohrplites*
Acanthoplites Douvillé, 1912	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : *Acanthoplites*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1908	Acanthohoplites Sinzow p. 499
1949	Acanthohoplites Stoyanow pp. 103, 106
1975	Acanthohoplites Förster p. 203
1982	Acanthoplites Renz p. 29
1996	Acanthohoplites Wright et al. p. 275
2002	Acanthoplites Sepkoski, Jr.
2019	Acanthohoplites Lehmann et al. p. 214

References

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

Stoyanow A. (1949) Lower Cretaceous stratigraphy in southeastern Arizona, Geological Society of America Memoir 38, 1-156

Förster R. (1975) Die geologische Entwicklung von Süd-Mozambique seit der Unterkreide und die Ammoniten-Fauna von Unterkreide und Cenoman, Geologisches Jahrbuch, Reihe B 12, 3-324

Renz O. (1982) , The Cretaceous ammonites of Venezuela, 1-132

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

Lehmann J., Mosavinia A., et al (2019) Parahoplitid ammonites and narrowing down the Aptian/Albian boundary interval in northern Iran, Cretaceous Research 94, 207-228

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Verh. Russ.-Kais. Min. Ges. St. Petersburg, (2) 45, 456, 478 (as Acanto- p. 479, -tee & -opiites p. 515, Acanthohrplites p. 516, Acanthohplites p. 518). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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