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Acanthoceratinae
Taxonomy
Acanthoceratinae was named by de Groussouvre (1894).
It was assigned to Acanthoceratidae by Wright (1952), Förster (1975), Cooper (1978), Kennedy et al. (1987), Kennedy et al. (1988), Kennedy and Cobban (1990), Kennedy and Simmons (1991), Meister et al. (1992), Meister et al. (1994), Kennedy (1994), Wright et al. (1996), Kennedy et al. (1996), Kennedy et al. (1996), Barroso-Barcenilla (2004), Kennedy and Jolkicev (2004), Gale et al. (2005), Ifrim and Stinnesbeck (2007), Mosavinia and Wilmsen (2011), Ahmad et al. (2013), Kennedy (2013), Sharifi et al. (2016), Gale et al. (2018), El Qot (2018), Guendouz et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Acanthoceratidae by Wright (1952), Förster (1975), Cooper (1978), Kennedy et al. (1987), Kennedy et al. (1988), Kennedy and Cobban (1990), Kennedy and Simmons (1991), Meister et al. (1992), Meister et al. (1994), Kennedy (1994), Wright et al. (1996), Kennedy et al. (1996), Kennedy et al. (1996), Barroso-Barcenilla (2004), Kennedy and Jolkicev (2004), Gale et al. (2005), Ifrim and Stinnesbeck (2007), Mosavinia and Wilmsen (2011), Ahmad et al. (2013), Kennedy (2013), Sharifi et al. (2016), Gale et al. (2018), El Qot (2018), Guendouz et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Acanthoceras (syn. Alternacanthoceras, Metacanthoplites), Acompsoceras (syn. Pseudacompsoceras), Alzadites, Benueites, Calycoceras (syn. Metacalycoceras), Conlinoceras, Cunningtoniceras, Eucalycoceras (syn. Pseudomantelliceras), Kastanoceras, Kennediella, Kunnamiceras, Microsulcatoceras, Nebraskites, Neocardioceras, Nigericeras, Paraconlinoceras, Plesiacanthoceratoides, Prohauericeras, Protacanthoceras, Pseudocalycoceras, Pseudovascoceras, Quitmaniceras, Tarrantoceras, Thomelites, Watinoceras
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Acanthoceratinae de Groussouvre |
| 1952 | Acanthoceratinae Wright |
| 1975 | Acanthoceratinae Förster p. 248 |
| 1978 | Acanthoceratinae Cooper p. 89 |
| 1987 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy et al. p. 30 |
| 1988 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy et al. p. 36 |
| 1990 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy and Cobban p. 391 |
| 1991 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy and Simmons p. 136 |
| 1992 | Acanthoceratinae Meister et al. p. 63 |
| 1994 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy p. 225 |
| 1994 | Acanthoceratinae Meister et al. p. 200 |
| 1996 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy et al. p. 313 |
| 1996 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy et al. p. 3 |
| 1996 | Acanthoceratinae Wright et al. p. 156 |
| 2004 | Acanthoceratinae Barroso-Barcenilla p. 88 |
| 2004 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy and Jolkicev p. 373 |
| 2005 | Acanthoceratinae Gale et al. p. 172 |
| 2007 | Acanthoceratinae Ifrim and Stinnesbeck p. 646 |
| 2011 | Acanthoceratinae Mosavinia and Wilmsen p. 184 |
| 2013 | Acanthoceratinae Ahmad et al. p. 25 |
| 2013 | Acanthoceratinae Kennedy p. 643 |
| 2016 | Acanthoceratinae Sharifi et al. p. 604 |
| 2018 | Acanthoceratinae El Qot p. 164 |
| 2018 | Acanthoceratinae Gale et al. p. 113 |
| 2022 | Acanthoceratinae Guendouz et al. p. 2163 |
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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.
Subfm. †Acanthoceratinae de Groussouvre 1894
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G. †Acanthoceras Neumayr 1875
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Subg. †Acanthoceras (Alternacanthoceras) Marcinowski 1979
†Acanthoceras amphibolum Morrow 1935
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Invalid names: Acanthoceras alvaradoense Moreman 1942 [synonym], Acanthoceras hazzardi Stephenson 1952 [synonym]
†Acanthoceras asiatica Jimbo 1894
†Acanthoceras athabascense Warren and Stelck 1955
†Acanthoceras basseae Kennedy and Hancock 1970
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Invalid names: Acanthoceras vergonsense Thomel 1972 [synonym]
†Acanthoceras chasca Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Acanthoceras compitalis Stoyanow 1949
†Acanthoceras compressum Anderson 1902
†Acanthoceras granerosense Cobban and Scott 1972
†Acanthoceras joserita Stoyanow 1949
†Acanthoceras jukesbrownei Spath 1926
†Acanthoceras muldoonense Cobban and Scott 1973
†Acanthoceras pollocense Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Acanthoceras rhotomagense Brongniart 1822
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Invalid names: Acanthoceras (Pseudacanthoceras) praecursor Thomel 1972 [synonym], Ammonites cenomanensis d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
†Acanthoceras rhotomagense sussexiense Mantell 1822
†Acanthoceras robustum Crick 1907
†Acanthoceras sangalense Benavides-Caceres 1956
†Acanthoceras sarthacense Wright and Kennedy 1990
†Acanthoceras sherborni Spath 1926
†Acanthoceras vectense Spath 1925
†Cunningtoniceras amphibolum fallense Cobban 1987
Invalid names: Alternacanthoceras Marcinowski 1979 [synonym], Metacanthoplites Hyatt 1900 [synonym]
G. †Acompsoceras Hyatt 1903
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†Acompsoceras calabarense Zaborski 1985
†Acompsoceras sarthense Guéranger 1867
†Acompsoceras tenue Collignon 1964
Invalid names: Pseudacompsoceras Spath 1925 [synonym]
G. †Alzadites Kennedy and Cobban 1990
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†Alzadites alzadensis Kennedy and Cobban 1990
†Alzadites incomptus Kennedy and Cobban 1990
†Alzadites westonensis Kennedy and Cobban 1990
G. †Benueites Reyment 1954
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†Benueites benueensis Reyment 1954
†Benueites reymenti Collignon 1966
†Benueites trinidadensis Renz 1982
G. †Calycoceras Hyatt 1900
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Subg. †Calycoceras (Calycoceras) Hyatt 1900
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†Calycoceras (Calycoceras) boreale Kennedy et al. 1996
†Calycoceras (Calycoceras) dromense Thomel 1972
†Calycoceras (Calycoceras) inflatum Cobban et al. 1989
†Calycoceras (Calycoceras) naviculare Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Acanthoceras borgesi Douville 1931 [synonym], Calycoceras (Metacalycoceras) auspicium Anderson 1958 [synonym], Calycoceras (Metacalycoceras) stoliczkai Collignon 1937 [synonym], Calycoceras obrieni Young 1957 [synonym], Mantelliceras oregonense Anderson 1958 [synonym], Metacalycoceras grossouvrei Spath 1926 [synonym]
Subg. †Calycoceras (Conlinoceras) Cobban and Scott 1972
Subg. †Calycoceras (Gentoniceras) Thomel 1972
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†Calycoceras (Gentoniceras) boehmi Spath 1926
†Calycoceras (Gentoniceras) gentoni Brongniart 1822
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Invalid names: Eucalycoceras subgentoni Spath 1926 [synonym]
†Calycoceras (Gentoniceras) leonense Adkins 1928
Subg. †Calycoceras (Hourcqiceras) Collignon 1939
†Calycoceras (Lotzeites) bathyomphalum nicaensis Thomel 1965
Subg. †Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) Thomel 1972
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†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) annulatum Collignon 1964
†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) asiaticum Jimbo 1894
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†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) asiaticum spinosum Kossmat 1897
Invalid names: Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) newboldi Kossmat 1897 [synonym]
†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) hippocastanum Sowerby 1826
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Invalid names: Lotzeites crassum Thomel 1965 [synonym]
†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) mourrei Thomel 1972
†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) orientale Matsumoto et al. 1957
†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) planecostatum Kossmat 1897
†Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) tapara Wright 1963
Invalid names: Acanthoceras (Pseudacanthoceras) Thomel 1972 [synonym], Newboldiceras (Mourreiceras) Thomel 1972 [synonym], Newboldiceras (Newboldiceras) Thomel 1972 [objective synonym]
Subg. †Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) Thomel 1969
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†Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) besairieri Collignon 1937
†Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) bruni Fabre 1940
†Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) canitaurinum Haas 1949
†Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) guerangeri Spath 1926
†Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) haughi Pervinquiere 1907
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Invalid names: Pseudocalycoceras (Haugiceras) robustum Thomel 1972 [synonym]
†Calycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) picteti Wright and Kennedy 1990
Invalid names: Acanthoceras rotomagense judaica Taubenhaus 1920 [synonym]
†Calycoceras bathyomphalum Kosmatt 1895
†Calycoceras boulei Collgnon 1937
†Calycoceras choffati Kossmat 1897
†Calycoceras lafouxiense Thomel 1972
†Calycoceras robustum Thomel 1972
†Calycoceras spinosum Wright and Wright 1951
Invalid names: Metacalycoceras Spath 1926 [synonym]
G. †Conlinoceras Cobban and Scott 1972
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†Conlinoceras gilberti Cobban and Scott 1972
†Conlinoceras tarrantense Adkins 1928
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†Acanthoceras tarrantense nitidum Stephenson 1952
Invalid names: Acanthoceras (Pseudacanthoceras) wintoni Adkins 1928 [synonym], Acanthoceras adkinsi Stephenson 1952 [synonym]
G. †Cunningtoniceras Collignon 1937
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†Acanthoceras johnsonianum Stephenson 1955
†Cunningtoniceras arizonense Kirkland and Cobban 1986
†Cunningtoniceras cunningtoni Sharpe 1855
†Cunningtoniceras inerme Pervinquière 1907
†Cunningtoniceras johnsonanum Stephenson 1955
†Cunningtoniceras lonsdalei Adkins 1928
†Cunningtoniceras meridionale Stoliczka 1864
†Cunningtoniceras novimexicanum Cobban et al. 1989
†Cunningtoniceras roguense Anderson 1958
†Euomphaloceras cunningtoni meridionale Stoliczka 1864
G. †Eucalycoceras Spath 1923
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Subg. †Eucalycoceras (Proeucalycoceras) Thomel 1969
†Eucalycoceras barcusi Jones 1938
†Eucalycoceras collignoni Fabre 1940
†Eucalycoceras denizoti Fabre 1940
†Eucalycoceras diabloense Anderson 1958
†Eucalycoceras gothicum Kossmat 1895
†Eucalycoceras jeanneti Collignon 1937
†Eucalycoceras jeanneti nicaensis Thomel 1965
†Eucalycoceras pentagonum Jukes-Browne 1896
†Eucalycoceras pervinquierei Collignon 1931
†Eucalycoceras shastense Reagan 1924
†Eucalycoceras templetonense Cobban 1988
Invalid names: Pseudomantelliceras Thomel 1972 [synonym]
G. †Microsulcatoceras Kennedy and Cobban 1990
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†Microsulcatoceras crassum Kennedy and Cobban 1990
†Microsulcatoceras puzosiiforme Kennedy and Cobban 1990
†Microsulcatoceras texanum Kennedy and Cobban 1990
G. †Neocardioceras Spath 1926
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†Neocardioceras densicostatum Cobban 1988
†Neocardioceras juddii Barrois and Guerne 1898
†Neocardioceras laevigatum Cobban 1988
†Neocardioceras minutum Cobban 1988
†Neocardioceras transiens Kennedy et al. 1996
†Neocardioceras uptonense Cobban 1988
†Neocardioceras woodwardi Cobban et al. 1989
G. †Nigericeras Schneegans 1943
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†Nigericeras gadeni Chudeau 1909
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Invalid names: Nigericeras gignouxi Schneegans 1943 [synonym], Nigericeras lamberti Schneegans 1943 [synonym]
†Nigericeras intermedium Barber 1957
†Nigericeras jacqueti Schneegans 1943
†Nigericeras ogojaense Reyment 1955
†Nigericeras scotti Cobban 1972
G. †Paraconlinoceras Kennedy and Cobban 1990
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†Paraconlinoceras barcusi Jones 1938
†Paraconlinoceras leonense Adkins 1928
G. †Plesiacanthoceratoides Kennedy 1990
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†Plesiacanthoceratoides alzadense Cobban 1987
†Plesiacanthoceratoides vetula Cobban 1987
G. †Protacanthoceras Spath 1923
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†Protacanthoceras bunburianus Sharpe 1853
†Protacanthoceras fisherense Cobban 1987
†Protacanthoceras hosei sheridanense Cobban 1987
†Protacanthoceras involutum Thomel 1972
†Protacanthoceras proteus Wright and Kennedy 1980
†Protacanthoceras proteus vascoceratoides Wright and Kennedy 1987
†Protacanthoceras tuberculatum Thomel 1972
†Protacanthoceras vetula Cobban 1987
G. †Pseudocalycoceras Thomel 1969
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†Eucalycoceras harpax tulearensis Collignon 1937
Subg. †Pseudocalycoceras (Pseudocalycoceras) Thomel 1969
†Pseudocalycoceras angolaense Spath 1931
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Invalid names: Eucalycoceras dentonense Moreman 1942 [synonym], Eucalycoceras indianense Moreman 1942 [synonym], Eucalycoceras lewisvillense Moreman 1942 [synonym], Eucalycoceras underwoodi Powell 1963 [synonym]
†Pseudocalycoceras harpax Stoliczka 1864
Invalid names: Pseudocalycoceras (Haugiceras) Thomel 1972 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Quitmaniceras Powell 1963
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G. †Tarrantoceras Stephenson 1955
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Subg. †Tarrantoceras (Sumitomoceras) Matsumoto 1969
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†Sumitomoceras bentonianum Cragin 1893
†Sumitomoceras conlini Wright and Kennedy 1981
†Tarrantoceras (Sumitomoceras) faustum Matsumoto 1969
Subg. †Tarrantoceras (Tarrantoceras) Stephenson 1955
†Tarrantoceras cuspidum Stephenson 1953
†Tarrantoceras exile Kennedy and Cobban 1990
†Tarrantoceras flexicostatum Cobban 1988
†Tarrantoceras sellardsi Adkins 1928
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Invalid names: Tarrantoceras lillianense Stephenson 1955 [synonym], Tarrantoceras multicostatum Stephenson 1955 [synonym], Tarrantoceras rotatile Stephenson 1955 [synonym], Tarrantoceras stantoni Stephenson 1955 [synonym]
G. †Thomelites Juignet et al. 1973
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†Thomelites eguituriense Thomel 1972
†Thomelites flandrini Porthault 1966
†Thomelites sornayi Porthault and Thomel 1966
†Thomelites tenereensis Meister et al. 1994
Invalid names: Eucalycoceras harpax lattensis Thomel 1966 [synonym]
G. †Watinoceras Warren 1930
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Subg. †Watinoceras (Watinoceras) Warren 1930
†Watinoceras amudariense Arkhanguelsky 1916
†Watinoceras coloradoense Henderson 1908
†Watinoceras depressum Wright and Kennedy 1981
†Watinoceras devonense Wright and Kennedy 1981
†Watinoceras jaekeli Solger 1904
†Watinoceras odonnelli Cobban et al. 1989
†Watinoceras reesidei Warren 1930
†Watinoceras thompsonense Cobban 1988
†Watinoceras venezolanum Renz 1982
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| C. W. Wright et al. 1996 | Early whorls with round to square whorl section and with umbilical, inner and outer (generally clavate) ventrolateral, and siphonal tubercles; distinct ribs, if present, branching or long and short. Later whorls with ribs, single and uniform or long and short, sometimes weakening; umbilical tubercles may enlarge and move up side, ventrolaterals may fuse to form large horn, while siphonals may disappear, leaving broad, flat venter. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Turonian or 112.03000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections (534 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Albian | Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) | Watinoceras sp. (88677) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) | Acanthoceras sp. (88253) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Colombia | Acompsoceras sp. (67357 67358 67359) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Spain | Gentoniceras gentoni (66129) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian | Madagascar | Acompsoceras madjurense, Acompsoceras antsatramahavelonense, Euomphaloceras cunningtoni (98219) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (California) | Mantelliceras oregonense (83775) | |
| Cenomanian | Mexico | Acanthoceras barcusi (230856) | |
| Cenomanian | France | Acanthoceras jukesbrownei, Calycoceras planecostatum (4065) Acanthoceras roemeri, Calycoceras tuberculatum, Calycoceras sp., Eucalycoceras pentagonum, Calycoceras boulei, Calycoceras lafouxiense (230800) Calycoceras orbignyi, Eucalycoceras lattensis, Protacanthoceras falndrini, Calycoceras crassum, Eucalycoceras harpax, Calycoceras bathyomphalum, Eucalycoceras tulearensis (230798) | |
| Cenomanian | Antarctica | Calycoceras sp. (83562) Calycoceras sp., Pseudocalycoceras judaicum (83561) Eucalycoceras sp. (83553 83558) Newboldiceras sp. (83367) | |
| Cenomanian | Algeria | Nigericeras gadeni (217146 217148) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Tunisia | Watinoceras sp. (88854) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian | Brazil | Benueites sp., Watinoceras guentherti, Watinoceras sp., Watinoceras coloradoense, Watinoceras amudariense, Watinoceras jaekeli (140889) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | Venezuela (Trujillo) | Benueites benueensis, Benueites mosquerae (88084) Benueites mosquerae (88083) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | USA (Oregon) | Calycoceras auspicium (86813) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | Canada (Alberta) | Watinoceras sp. (89193) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (California) | Eucalycoceras shastense (225675) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (Arizona) | Watinoceras sp. (55986) | |
| Middle Turonian | Brazil | Benueites sp., Watinoceras sp. (144394) | |
| Middle Turonian | Brazil (Sergipe) | Benueites sp. (143138 143143 143148 143151 143154) Benueites sp., Benueites spinuosus, Watinoceras sp. A, Watinoceras sp. B (143141) Benueites spinuosus (143149) Benueites trinidadensis (143181) Watinoceras sp. A (143144 143145 143146 143152) | |
| Middle Turonian | Canada (British Columbia) | Acanthoceras coloradoensis (87444) | |