This list of ammonites is a comprehensive listing of genera that are included in the subclass †Ammonoidea, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes genera that are commonly accepted as valid, as well those that may be invalid or doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered ammonites.
Reliability of this list edit
Most of the generic names in this list come from Jack Sepkoski's 2002 compendium of marine fossil genera, which can be corroborated by other sources such as Part L, Ammonoidea, in the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Additional generic names included come from the Treatise or various peer review scientific journals.
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- Acanthaecites
- Acanthinites
- Acanthoceras
- Acanthoceratites
- Acanthoclymenia
- Acanthodiscus
- Acanthohoplites
- Acantholytoceras
- Acanthopleuroceras
- Acanthoplites
- Acanthoscaphites
- Accardia
- Achilleoceras
- Acompsoceras
- Aconeceras
- Acriclymenia
- Acrimeroceras
- Acrioceras
- Acrocanites
- Acrochordiceras
- Acuariceras
- Acuticostites
- Acutimitoceras
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- Alanites
- Alaoceras
- Albanites
- Alcidellus
- Aldanites
- Alfeldites
- Algericeras
- Algerites
- Alligaticeras
- Alloceratites
- Alloclionites
- Allocrioceras
- Alloptychites
- Almites
- Almohadites
- Alocolytoceras
- Alpinites
- Alsatites
- Altudoceras
- Alurites
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- Amaltheus
- Amarassites
- Amauroceras
- Ambites
- Ammonellipsites
- Ammonitoceras
- Ammonoceratites
- Amoebites
- Amoeboceras
- Amorina
- Amphipoanoceras
- Amphistephanites
- Ampthillia
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- Anacleoniceras
- Anadesmoceras
- Anaflemingites
- Anagaudryceras
- Anagymnites
- Anagymnotoceras
- Anahamulina
- Anahoplites
- Anaklinoceras
- Analytoceras
- Ananorites
- Anapachydiscus
- Anarcestes
- Anascaphites
- Anasibirites
- Anasirenites
- Anatibetites
- Anatomites
- Anatropites
- Anatsabites
- Anavirgatites
- Anaxenaspis
- Anclyoceras
- Ancolioceras
- Andersonites
- Anderssonoceras
- Andesites
- Andiceras
- Androgynoceras
- Anetoceras
- Aneuretoceras
- Anfaceras
- Anglesites
- Angranoceras
- Angulaticeras
- Anisarcestes
- Anisoceras
- Ankinatsytes
- Annuloceras
- Anolcites
- Anotoceras
- Antarcticoceras[1]
- Anthracoceras
- Anthracoceratites
- Anthracoceratoides
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- Arctocephalites
- Arctoceras
- Arctogymnites
- Arctohungarites
- Arctomeekoceras
- Arctomercaticeras
- Arctoprionites
- Arctoptychites
- Arctosirenites
- Arctotirolites
- Arestoceras
- Argentiniceras
- Argolites
- Argonauticeras
- Argosirenites
- Arianites
- Aricoceras
- Arieticeras
- Arietites
- Arietoceltites
- Arisphinctes
- Aristoceras
- Aristoceratoides
- Aristoptychites
- Arkanites
- Armatites
- Arnioceltites
- Arnioceras
- Arniotites
- Arpadites
- Arthaberites
- Artinksia
- Artioceras
- Artioceratoides
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- Asaphoceras
- Asapholytoceras
- Asklepioceras
- Aspenites
- Asphinctites
- Aspidoceras
- Aspidostephanus
- Aspinoceras
- Asteroceras
- Asthenoceras
- Astiericeras
- Astieridiscus
- Astreptoceras
- Asturoceras
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- Audaxlytoceras
- Audouliceras
- Augurites
- Aulacaganides
- Aulacosphinctes
- Aulacosphinctoides
- Aulacostephanus
- Aulasimoceras
- Aulatornoceras
- Austiniceras
- Australiceras
- Austroceratites
- Austrotrachyceras[2]
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- Bacchites
- Bactrites
- Baculina
- Baculites
- Badiotites
- Bagnolites[3]
- Balatonites
- Balearites
- Balkanites
- Balticeras
- Balvia
- Bamyaniceras
- Barguesiella
- Baronnites
- Barrandeites
- Barremites
- Barroisiceras
- Baschkirites
- Bashkortoceras
- Baskaniiceras
- Basleoceras
- Bastelia
- Bauchioceras
- Bayleites
- Beaniceras
- Beatites
- Behemoth
- Beleutoceras
- Beloceras
- Benacoceras
- Beneckeia
- Benueites
- Berbericeras
- Berniceras
- Berriasella
- Berrosiceras
- Betyokites
- Beudanticeras
- Beudantiella
- Bevahites
- Beyrichites
- Beyrichoceras
- Beyrichoceratoides
- Bhimaites
- Bifericeras
- Bigotites
- Bihenduloceras
- Bilinguites
- Billcobbanoceras
- Biloclymenia
- Biltnerites
- Binatisphinctes
- Binneyites
- Biplices
- Bisatoceras
- Blanfordiceras
- Bochianites
- Bodylevskites
- Boehmoceras
- Boesites
- Bogdanoceras
- Bollandites
- Bollandoceras
- Boreomeekoceras
- Borissjakoceras
- Borkinia
- Bornhardticeras
- Bosnites
- Bostrychoceras
- Boucaulticeras
- Bouleiceras
- Bradfordia
- Brahmaites
- Bramkampia
- Brancoceras
- Branneroceras
- Branneroceratoides
- Brasilia
- Bredyia
- Brevikites
- Brewericeras
- Brightia
- Brodieia
- Brotheotrachyceras[4] — originally published as a subgenus of Trachyceras
- Brouwerites
- Buchiceras
- Budaiceras
- Buddhaites
- Bukowskiites
- Bullatimorphites
- Bulogites
- Bunburyiceras
- Burckhardites
- Burijites
- Busnardoites
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- Cabrievoceras
- Cadoceras
- Cadomites
- Cadomoceras
- Caenisites
- Caenocyclus
- Caenolyroceras
- Cainoceras
- Calaiceras
- Calanquites
- Californiceras
- Callihoplites
- Calliphylloceras
- Calliptychoceras
- Callizoniceras
- Caloceras
- Calycoceras
- Campylites
- Canadoceras
- Canavarella
- Canavaria
- Canavarites
- Cancelloceras
- Cantabricanites
- Cantabrigites
- Cardiella
- Cardioceras
- Carinoceras
- Carinoclymenia
- Carinophylloceras
- Carnites
- Carstenia
- Carthaginites
- Catacoeloceras
- Catasigaloceras
- Catulloceras
- Caucasites
- Caumontisphinctes
- Cavilentia
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- Chanasia
- Changhsingoceras
- Chartronia
- Cheiloceras
- Cheloniceras
- Cheltonia
- Chesapeakiceras
- Chetaites
- Chieseiceras
- Chioceras
- Chiotites
- Choffatia
- Choffaticeras
- Chondroceras
- Choristoceras
- Christioceras
- Christophoceras
- Chumazites
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- Cladiscites
- Clambites
- Cleistosphinctes
- Cleoniceras
- Cleviceras
- Clinolobus
- Clionitites
- Clioscaphites
- Clistoceras
- Cloioceras
- Cluthoceras
- Clydomphalites
- Clydoniceras
- Clydonites
- Clymenia
- Clymenoceras
- Clypeoceras
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- Coahuilites
- Cobbanites
- Cobbanoscaphites
- Cochleiferoceras
- Cochloceras
- Cochlocrioceras
- Coeloceltites
- Coeloceras
- Coeloderoceras
- Coilopoceras
- Colchidites
- Collectoceras
- Collignoniceras
- Collignonites
- Collina
- Collotia
- Colombiceras
- Coloradoscaphites
- Columbites
- Concavites
- Conlinoceras
- Constileioceras
- Convoluticeras
- Cordubiceras
- Coroceras
- Corongoceras
- Coroniceras
- Coronites
- Costaclymenia
- Costidiscus
- Costigymnites
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- Cranocephalites
- Craspedites
- Craspedodiscus
- Crassiceras
- Crassiplanulites
- Crassotornoceras
- Cravenites
- Cravenoceras
- Cravenoceratoides
- Creniceras
- Crickites
- Crimites
- Crioceras
- Crioceratites
- Cruasiceras
- Crucilobiceras
- Crussoliceras
- Cryptoclymenia
- Cryptotexanites
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- Cubaochetoceras
- Cuccoceras
- Cuneicardioceras
- Cunitoceras
- Cunningtoniceras
- Cutchisphinctes
- Cuyaniceras
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- Cyclobactrites
- Cycloceltites
- Cyclolobus
- Cycloclymenia
- Cylioceras
- Cymaceras
- Cymaclymenia
- Cymahoplites
- Cymbites
- Cymoceras
- Cyrtobactrites
- Cyrtochilus
- Cyrtoclymenia
- Cyrtopleurites
- Cyrtosiceras
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ M.R.A. Thomson, « Ammonite faunas of the Lower Cretaceous of south-eastern Alexander Island », British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports, No. 80 (1974), p.1-44.
- ^ Krystyn, L. 1978. Schriftenreihe erdwiss. Komm. ost. Akad. Wiss. 4: 68. Nomenclator Zoologicus record Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Donovan, D.T. 1998. "A new ammonite genus from the Lower Jurassic (Upper Sinemurian) of Dorset, England" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. (1.89 MiB) Palaeontology 41(5): 993-999.
- ^ Urlichs, M. 1994. Stuttgarter Beitraege zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Palaeontologie) 217: 29. Nomenclator Zoologicus record
- ^ Henderson, R.A. & E.D. McKenzie 2002. Idanoceras, a new heteromorph ammonite genus from the Late Albian of Eastern Australia. Journal of Paleontology 76(5): 906-909.
- ^ Work, D.M. & D.R. Boardman 2003. Mapesites, a new Upper Pennsylvanian (Lower Virgilian) ammonoid from Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 77(6): 1195-1197.
Uncited genera names can be verified at:
- Sepkoski, J.J. Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Sepkoski's Online Genus Database