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Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758

Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

Class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797

Order Ammonoidea Zittel, 1884

 
     Suborder Phylloceratina Arkell, 1950

                       

      Superfamily Phyllocerataceae Zittel, 1884  
       Family Phylloceratidae Zittel, 1884
        Subfamily Phylloceratinae Zittel, 1884

         Genus Phylloceras Suess, 1865

          Subgenus Hypophylloceras Salfeld, 1924

           Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) velledae (Michelin, 1834)   Madagascar

        Subfamily Calliphylloceratinae Spath, 1927

         Genus Ptychophylloceras Spath, 1927          

          Subgenus Semisulcatoceras Joly, 2000

           Ptychophylloceras (Semisulcatoceras) semisulcatum (d'Orbigny, 1841)   France

 

      Superfamily Lytocerataceae Neumayr, 1875

       Family Lytoceratidae Neumayr, 1875

        Subfamily Lytoceratinae Neumayr, 1875

         Genus Lytoceras Suess, 1865

          Subgenus Argonauticeras Anderson, 1938

           Lytoceras (Argonauticeras) argonautarum (Anderson, 1902)   Madagascar

 

      Superfamily Tetragonitaceae Hyatt, 1900
       Family Gaudryceratidae Spath, 1927
        Genus Eogaudryceras Spath, 1927
         Subgenus Eotetragonites Breistroffer, 1947

          Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) umbilicostriatus Collignon, 1949   Madagascar

      Superfamily Haplocerataceae
       Family Oppeliidae H. Douvillé, 1890
        Subfamily Aconeceratinae Spath, 1923
         Genus Aconeceras Hyatt, 1903
          Aconeceras nisoides (Sarasin, 1893)   Madagascar

      Superfamily Perisphinctaceae Steinmann, 1890
       Family Holcodiscidae Spath, 1923
        Genus Holcodiscus Uhlig, 1882
         Holcodiscus caillaudianus (d'Orbigny, 1841)   France
       Family Neocomitidae Salfeld, 1921
        Subfamily Neocomitinae Salfeld, 1921
         Genus Neocomites Uhlig, 1905
          Subgenus Neocomites Uhlig, 1905
           Neocomites (Neocomites) subquadratus Sayn, 1901   France

     Superfamily Endemocerataceae Schindewolf, 1966
      Family Pulchelliidae H. Douvillé, 1890
       Subfamily Pulchelliinae
        Genus Nicklesia Hyatt, 1903
         Nicklesia pulchella (d'Orbigny, 1841)   France
        Genus Pulchellia Uhlig, 1883
         Subgenus Heinzia Sayn, 1891
          Pulchellia (Heinzia) caicedi (Karsten, 1856)   France
       Subfamily Psilotissotiinae
        Genus Subpulchellia Hyatt, 1903
         Subpulchellia oehlerti (Nicklès, 1894)
        Genus Kotetishvilia Vermeulen, 1997
         Kotetishvilia compressissima (d'Orbigny, 1841)   France

     Superfamily Desmocerataceae de Grossouvre, 1894
      Family Desmoceratidae Zittel, 1895
       Subfamily Beudanticeratinae Breistroffer, 1953
        Genus Beudanticeras Hitzel, 1905
         Subgenus Beudanticeras Hitzel, 1905
          Beudanticeras (Beudanticeras) newtoni Casey, 1961   England
          Beudanticeras (Beudanticeras) ambanjabense Collignon, 1963   Madagascar 
       Subfamily Puzosiinae Spath, 1922
        Genus Parapuzosia Nowak, 1913
         Subgenus Parapuzosia Nowak, 1913
          Parapuzosia (Parapuzosia) americana Scott and Moore, 1928   United States
          Parapuzosia (Parapuzosia) seppenradensis (Landois, 1895)   Germany
        Genus Puzosia Bayle, 1878
         Subgenus Anapuzosia Matsumoto, 1954
          Puzosia (Anapuzosia) saintoursi (Collignon, 1963)   Madagascar       
       Subfamily Desmoceratinae Zittel, 1895
        Genus Desmoceras Zittel, 1884
         Subgenus Moremanoceras Cobban, 1972
          Desmoceras (Moremanoceras) scotti (Moreman, 1942)  United States
        Genus Desmoceras Zittel, 1884
         Subgenus Latidorsella Jacob, 1907
          Desmoceras (Latidorsella) latidorsatum (Michelin, 1838)   Madagascar
        Genus Melchiorites Spath, 1923
         Melchiorites mitsinjensis Collignon, 1963   Madagascar
       Subfamily Barremitinae Breskovski, 1977
        Genus Barremites Kilian, 1913
         Subgenus Raspailiceras Wright, 1956
          Barremites (Raspailiceras) charrieri (d’Orbigny, 1840)   France
        Genus Subtorcapella
         Subtorcapella defayi Vermeulen, 2002   France
        Genus Spitidiscus Kilian, 1910
         Plesiospitidiscus fasciger Thieuloy, 1972   France
      Family Pachydiscidae Spath, 1922
       Subfamily Pachydiscinae Spath, 1922
        Genus Canadoceras Spath, 1922
         Canadoceras mysticum Matsumoto, 1959  British Columbia
        Genus Menuites Spath, 1922
         Menuites oralensis Cobban and Kennedy, 1993   United States
        Genus Eopachydiscus Wright, 1955
         Eopachydiscus marcianus (Shumard, 1854)   United States
        Genus Pachydiscus Zittel, 1884
         Subgenus Pachydiscus Zittel, 1884
          Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) travisi (Adkins, 1929)   United States
          Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) paulsoni (Young, 1963)   United States
      Family Cleoniceratidae Whitehouse, 1926
       Genus Cleoniceras Parona and Bonarelli, 1897
        Subgenus Grycia Imlay, 1961
         Cleoniceras (Grycia) besairiei (Collignon, 1949)   Madagascar
       Genus Arcthoplites Spath, 1925
        Subgenus Arcthoplites Casey, 1999
         Arcthoplites jachromensis (Nikitin, 1888)   Spitsbergen

     Superfamily Hoplitaceae Douvillé, 1890
      Family Engonoceratidae Hyatt, 1900
       Genus Engonoceras Neumayr and Uhlig, 1881
        Engonoceras serpentinum (Cragin, 1900)   United States
        Engonoceras hilli Böhm, 1898   United States
        Engonoceras stolleyi Böhm, 1898   United States
       Genus Metengonoceras Hyatt, 1903
        Metengonoceras dumbli (Cragin, 1893)   United States
      Family Placenticeratidae Hyatt, 1900
       Genus Placenticeras Meek, 1876
        Placenticeras intercalare Meek and Hayden, 1860   United States
        Placenticeras meeki Böhm, 1828   United States
        Placenticeras minor Kennedy and Cobban, 1994   United States
        Placenticeras placenta DeKay, 1828   United States
        Placenticeras syrtale (Morton, 1834)   United States
        Placenticeras planum Hyatt, 1903   United States
        Placenticeras cumminsi Cragin, 1893   United States
       Genus Hoplitoplacenticeras Paulcke, 1907
        Subgenus Hoplitoplacenticeras Paulcke, 1907
         Hoplitoplacenticeras (Hoplitoplacenticeras) marroti (Coquand, 1859)   United States
       Family Schloenbachiidae Parona and Bonarelli, 1897
        Genus Schloenbachia Neumayr, 1875
         Schloenbachia varians (J. Sowerby, 1817)   Kazakhstan
         Schloenbachia coupei (Brongniart, 1822)   Kazakhstan
       Family Hoplitidae H. Douvillé, 1890
        Subfamily Anahoplitinae Breistroffer, 1947
         Genus Anahoplites Hyatt, 1900
          Anahoplites planus (Mantell, 1822)   England
        Subfamily Hoplitinae H. Douvillé, 1890
         Genus Hoplites Neumayr, 1875
          Subgenus Hoplites Neumayr, 1875
           Hoplites (Hoplites) dentatus (J. Sowerby, 1821)   France
           Hoplites (Hoplites) maritimus Owen, 1971   England
           Hoplites (Hoplites) paronai Spath, 1925   France
         Genus Dimorphoplites Spath, 1925
          Dimorphoplites chloris Spath, 1926   England
          Dimorphoplites aff. tethydis (Bayle, 1878)   England
         Genus Epihoplites Spath, 1925
          Subgenus Metaclavithes Casey, 1965
           Epihoplites (Metaclavithes) trifidus (Spath, 1923)   England
         Genus Euhoplites Spath, 1925
          Euhoplites aff. opalinus Spath, 1930   England
          Euhoplites inornatus Spath, 1930   England

     Superfamily Acanthocerataceae Grossouvre, 1894
      Family Brancoceratidae Spath, 1934 (1900)
       Subfamily Brancoceratinae Spath, 1934
        Genus Hysteroceras Hyatt, 1900
         Hysteroceras orbignyi (Spath, 1922)   England
       Subfamily Mojsisovicziinae Hyatt, 1903
        Genus Oxytropidoceras Stieler, 1920
         Subgenus Oxytropidoceras Stieler, 1920
          Oxytropidoceras (Oxytropidoceras) multifidum (Steinmann, 1881)   Peru
          Oxytropidoceras (Oxytropidoceras) powelli (Young, 1966)   United States
          Oxytropidoceras (Oxytropidoceras) supani (Lasswitz, 1904)   United States
         Subgenus Mirapelia Cooper, 1982
          Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) texanum (Young, 1966)   United States
         Subgenus Adkinsites Spath, 1931
          Oxytropidoceras (Adkinsites) diazi Young, 1966   United States
          Oxytropidoceras (Adkinsites) bravoensis (Böse, 1910)   United States
          Genus Dipoloceras Hyatt, 1900
           Subgenus Dipoloceras Hyatt, 1900
            Dipoloceras (Dipoloceras) cristatum (Brongniart in Cuvier and Brongniart, 1822)   England & US
            Dipoloceras (Dipoloceras) tarrantense Scott, 1928   United States
        Subfamily Mortoniceratinae H. Douvillé, 1912
         Genus Mortoniceras Meek, 1876
          Subgenus Mortoniceras Meek, 1876
           Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) vespertinum (Morton, 1834)   United States
           Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) fallax (Breistroffer, 1940)   France
           Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) rostratum (J. Sowerby, 1817)   France
           Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) inflatum (J. Sowerby, 1818)   United States
           Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) equidistans (Cragin, 1893)   United States
           Mortoniceras (Mortoniceras) whitneyi (Young, 1957)   United States 
          Subgenus Angolaites Spath, 1932
           Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei (Young, 1957)   United States
           Mortoniceras (Angolaites) wintoni (Adkins, 1920)   United States
        Genus Elobiceras Spath, 1921
         Subgenus Craginites Young, 1957
          Elobiceras (Craginites) serratescens (Cragin, 1893)   United States
       Family Lyelliceratidae Spath, 1921
        Subfamily Lyelliceratinae Spath, 1921
         Genus Lyelliceras Spath, 1922
          Lyelliceras lyelli (d'Orbigny, 1841)   Peru
       Family Flickiidae Adkins, 1928
        Subfamily Salaziceratinae Kennedy and Wright, 1984
         Genus Salaziceras Hébert and Munier-Chalmas, 1875
          Salaziceras salazacensis (Hébert and Munier-Chalmas, 1875)   France
        Subfamily Flickiinae Adkins, 1928
         Genus Adkinsia Böse, 1928
          Adkinsia bosquensis (Adkins, 1928)   United States
       Family Acanthoceratidae Grossouvre, 1894
        Subfamily Stoliczkaiinae Breistroffer, 1953
         Genus Stoliczkaia Neumayr, 1875
          Subgenus Stoliczkaia Neumayr, 1875
           Stoliczkaia (Stoliczkaia) dispar (d'Orbigny, 1841)   France
           Stoliczkaia (Stoliczkaia) blancheti (Pictet and Campiche, 1859)   France
          Subgenus Lamnayella Wright and Kennedy, 1978
           Stoliczkaia (Lamnayella) crotaloides (Stoliczka, 1864)   United States
        Subfamily Acanthoceratinae Grossouvre, 1894
         Genus Calycoceras Hyatt, 1900
          Subgenus Newboldiceras Thomel, 1972
           Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) asiaticum (Jimbo, 1894)   Morocco
         Genus Acanthoceras Neumayr, 1875
          Acanthoceras rhotomagense (Brongniart in Cuvier and Brongniart, 1822)   England
         Genus Conlinoceras Cobban and Scott, 1972
          Conlinoceras tarrantense (Adkins, 1928)   United States
         Genus Watinoceras Warren, 1930
          Watinoceras coloradoense (Henderson, 1908)   United States
        Subfamily Euomphaloceratinae Cooper, 1978
         Genus Euomphaloceras Spath, 1923
          Euomphaloceras septemseriatum (Cragin, 1893)   United States
        Subfamily Mantelliceratinae Hyatt, 1903
         Genus Graysonites Young, 1958
          Graysonites sp. juv.   United States
        Subfamily Mammitinae Hyatt, 1900
         Genus Mammites Laube and Bruder, 1887
          Mammites nodosoides (Schlüter, 1871)   Morocco
         Genus Metoicoceras Hyatt, 1903
          Metoicoceras geslinianum (d'Orbigny, 1850)   United States
         Genus Spathites Kümmel and Decker, 1954
          Subgenus Spathites Kümmel and Decker, 1954
           Spathites (Spathites) rioensis Powell, 1963   United States
       Family Vascoceratidae H. Douvillé, 1912
        Genus Fagesia Pervinquière, 1907
         Fagesia levis Renz, 1982   Morocco
       Family Sphenodiscidae Hyatt, 1900
        Subfamily Sphenodiscinae Hyatt, 1900
         Genus Sphenodiscus Meek, 1871
          Sphenodiscus lobatus (Tuomey, 1856)   United States
          Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad, 1857)   United States
         Genus Coahuilites Böse, 1928
          Coahuilites sheltoni Böse, 1928   United States
       Family Collignoniceratidae Wright and Wright, 1951
        Subfamily Collignoniceratinae Wright and Wright, 1951
         Genus Collignoniceras Breistroffer, 1947
          Collignoniceras woollgari regulare Cobban and Hook, 1980   United States
         Genus Prionocyclus Meek, 1876
          Prionocyclus novimexicanus (Marcou, 1858)   United States
          Prionocyclus bosquensis Kennedy, 1988   United States
         Genus Prionocycloceras Spath, 1926
          Prionocycloceras gabrielense Young, 1963   United States
        Subfamily Barroisiceratinae Basse, 1947
         Genus Barroisiceras de Grossouvre, 1894
          Subgenus Barroisiceras de Grossouvre, 1894
           Barroisiceras (Barroisiceras) onilahyense Basse, 1947   Madagascar
        Subfamily Texanitinae Collignon, 1948
         Genus Paratexanites Collignon, 1948
          Paratexanites sellardsi Young, 1963   United States
         Genus Texanites Spath, 1932
          Subgenus Texanites Spath, 1932
           Texanites (Texanites) gallicus Collignon, 1948   United States
          Subgenus Plesiotexanites Matsumoto, 1970
           Texanites (Plesiotexanites) stangeri densicostus (Spath, 1921)   United States
           Texanites (Plesiotexanites) shiloensis Young, 1963   United States
         Genus Menabites Collignon, 1948
          Subgenus Bererella Collignon, 1948
           Menabites (Bererella) walnutensis Young, 1963   United States
          Subgenus Australiella Collignon, 1948
           Menabites (Australiella) pattoni (Young, 1963)   United States
          Subgenus Delawarella Collignon, 1948
           Menabites (Delawarella) delawarensis (Morton, 1830)   United States
           Menabites (Delawarella) vanuxemi (Morton, 1830)   United States

      Superfamily Ancylocerataceae Gill, 1871
       Family Ancyloceratidae Gill, 1871
        Subfamily Crioceratinae Gill, 1871
         Genus Crioceratites Léveillé, 1837
          Subgenus Crioceratites Léveillé, 1837
           Crioceratites (Crioceratites) loryi (Sarkar, 1955)   France
          Subgenus Paracrioceras Spath, 1924
           Crioceratites (Paracrioceras) thiollierei (Astier, 1851)   France
        Subfamily Helicancylinae Hyatt, 1894
         Genus Acrioceras Hyatt, 1900
          Subgenus Dissimilites Sarkar, 1954
           Acrioceras (Dissimilites) dissimilis (d'Orbigny, 1842)   France
       Family Hemihoplitidae Spath, 1924
        Genus Hemihoplites Spath, 1924
         Hemihoplites rusticus Vermeulen, 1996   France

      Superfamily Turrilitaceae Gill, 1871
       Family Anisoceratidae Hyatt, 1900
        Genus Anisoceras Pictet, 1854
         Anisoceras perarmatum Pictet and Campiche, 1861   United States
        Genus Idiohamites Spath, 1925
         Idiohamites tuberculatus (J. Sowerby, 1818)   England
         Idiohamites fremonti (Marcou, 1858)   United States
        Genus Allocrioceras Spath, 1926
         Allocrioceras annulatum (Shumard, 1860)   United States
         Allocrioceras hazzardi Young, 1963   United States
       Family Hamitidae Gill, 1871
        Genus Hamites Parkinson, 1811
         Hamites subrotundus Spath, 1941   England
          Genus Metaptychoceras Spath, 1926
           Metaptychoceras reesidei (Cobban and Scott, 1973)   United States
       Family Turrilitidae Gill, 1871
        Genus Ostlingoceras Hyatt, 1900
         Subgenus Ostlingoceras Hyatt, 1900
          Ostlingoceras (Ostlingoceras) puzosianum (d'Orbigny, 1842)   France
        Genus Mariella Nowak, 1916
         Subgenus Mariella Nowak, 1916
          Mariella (Mariella) bergeri (Brongniart in Cuvier and Brongniart, 1822)   France
          Mariella (Mariella) gresslyi (Pictet and Campiche, 1861)   France
          Mariella (Mariella) worthensis (Adkins and Winton, 1920)   United States
         Subgenus WintoniaAdkins, 1928
          Mariella (Wintonia) brazoensis (Roemer, 1849)   United States
          Mariella (Wintonia) rhacioformis (Clark, 1965)   United States
       Family Nostoceratidae Hyatt, 1894
        Genus Nostoceras Hyatt, 1894
         Subgenus Bostrychoceras Hyatt, 1900
          Nostoceras (Bostrychoceras) polyplocum (Roemer, 1841)   United States
         Subgenus Nostoceras Hyatt, 1894
          Nostoceras (Nostoceras) hyatti Stephenson, 1941   United States
         Subgenus Didymoceras Hyatt, 1894
          Nostoceras (Didymoceras) binodosum (Kennedy and Cobban, 1993)   United States
       Family Diplomoceratidae Spath, 1926
        Genus Glyptoxoceras Spath, 1925
          Glyptoxoceras aquisgranense (Schlüter, 1872)   United States
       Family Baculitidae Gill, 1871
        Genus Sciponoceras Hyatt, 1894
         Sciponoceras baculoides (Mantell, 1822)   United States
         Sciponoceras gracile (Shumard, 1860)   United States
        Genus Baculites Lamarck, 1799
         Baculites grandis Hall and Meek, 1854   United States
         Baculites ovatus Say, 1820   United States
         Baculites undatus Stephenson, 1941   United States
         Baculites claviformis Stephenson, 1941   United States
         Baculites taylorensis Adkins, 1929   United States
         Baculites mclearni Landes, 1940   United States
         Baculites compressus Say, 1820   United States
         Baculites yokoyamai Tokunaga and Shimizu, 1926   United States

      Superfamily Scaphitaceae Gill, 1871
       Family Scaphitidae Gill, 1871
        Subfamily Otoscaphitinae Wright, 1953
         Genus Worthoceras Adkins, 1928
          Worthoceras vermiculus (Shumard, 1860)   United States
        Subfamily Scaphitinae Gill, 1871
         Genus Eoscaphites Breistroffer, 1947
          Eoscaphites subevolutus (Böse, 1928)   United States
         Genus Scaphites Parkinson, 1811
          Scaphites hugardianus d'Orbigny, 1842   France
          Scaphites hippocrepis (Dekay, 1827) Form III Cobban, 1969   United States
          Scaphites warreni Meek and Hayden, 1860   United States
         Genus Hoploscaphites Nowak, 1911
          Hoploscaphites nicollettii (Morton, 1849)   United States
         Genus Trachyscaphites Cobban and Scott, 1964
          Trachyscaphites spiniger (Schlüter, 1872)   United States
         Genus Discoscaphites Meek, 1871
          Discoscaphites conradi (Morton, 1834)   United States
          Discoscaphites gulosus (Morton, 1834)   United States
         Genus Jeletzkytes Riccardi, 1983
          Jeletzkytes nodosus (Owen, 1852)   United States
          Jeletzkytes nebrascensis (Owen, 1852)   United States
          Jeletzkytes spedeni Landman and Waage, 1993   United States
         Genus Rhaeboceras Meek, 1876
          Rhaeboceras halli (Meek and Hayden, 1856)   United States

      Superfamily Douvilleicerataceae Parona and Bonarelli, 1897
       Family Douvilleiceratidae Parona and Bonarelli, 1897
        Subfamily Cheloniceratinae Spath, 1923
         Genus Procheloniceras Spath, 1923
          Procheloniceras aff. albrechtiaustriae (Uhlig, 1883)   Morocco
        Subfamily Douvilleiceratinae Parona and Bonarelli, 1897
         Genus Douvilleiceras de Grossouvre, 1894
          Douvilleiceras mammillatum (Schlötheim, 1813)   Madagascar
          Douvilleiceras orbignyi Hyatt, 1903   Madagascar

      Superfamily Deshayesitaceae Stoyanow, 1949
       Family Deshayesitidae Stoyanow, 1949
        Subfamily Deshayesitinae Stoyanow, 1949
         Genus Deshayesites Kazansky, 1914
          Deshayesites volgensis Sazonova, 1958   Russia
         Genus Dufrenoyia Kilian and Reboul, 1915
          Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi (d'Orbigny, 1841)   France
          Dufrenoyia justinae (Hill, 1893)   Mexico

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