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Bullettn of the Museurn of Compcrcrtive Zoologryt AT HARVARD COLLEGE Vol. 112, No. 3 Oc"ronnn,1954

Stottts of Inuertebrate Paleontology, lgSJ V. : Cephalopoda Bv BpnNHAtsDKulrunr, Museum 6f Q6m,Farative Zoology, Cambriclge, Mass.

Few invertebrate classespossess (or are plagued with) the volume of literature and diversity of interpretation, or are so susceptible as media of philosophical speculation as the fossil . A complete review of the literature and progress in the study of fossil cephalopodsis beyond the scope of this paper. Therefore I will center attention on the geologie distribution of fossil cephalopodsand current ideas on classification and evolu- tion. The extent and degree of cooperation towards a uniformity of nomenelature- both morphological and taxonomic - that has prevailed in the past few years among the European and Ameri- can authors responsibiefor the Cephalopoda for the Treatise has been truly inspiring. The results of this labor will plaee the study of these on a new threshold. It is a pleasure to aclrnowledgethe data on ammonoids furnished by w. J. Arkell; the data on ammonoids furnished by C. \Y. Wright; the data on Paleozoic ammonoids furnished by A. K. i\filler; the data on the Dibranchiata furnished by I_r.Bairstow; and data on nautiloid genera by Curt Teichert. of the three major groups of Cephalopoda,I will confine most of my remarks to the . Recent tabulations in,ilicate that there are approximately 3000 valid genera of fossil cephalopodswith more than an additional thousand generic names which go into synonomy W-ithin the Nautiloiclea there are now recognized approxi- mately 700 genera. Their evolutionary pattern is one of intense radiation in the during the initial phases of their evolution, follorved.by a rapid and steady decline until the present day with our one remaining relic genus. The main pattern of distribution of nautiloid genera as illustrated. on Figure t has been known for a long time. Morphologically the nautiloids are a highly diversified group but many of the orders that made their

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NAUTILOID GENERA

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'IOOTOJNOUaYd 88r 896I sfyugulusat{I .{o soJyJS 184 BUITItrETIN: wIUSEUII OF COMPARATWE ZOOLOGY probably also be included in the Nautilida but clear evidence of this relationship is not available (R. II. Flower, personal corn- munication). Flower (1952) u'oultl clerivethe Rutoceratida from the oncoceratida. The Liroceraticlae,Ephippioceratidae, Para- nautilidae, Clydonautilidae, and Gonionautilidae, all formerly plaeed in the lrtrautilida,il&y now neeclto be placeil in a new orcler. At first it would seemthat they would be logically ineluded in the Barrandeoceratida I horver.er,eonnecting forms from the Devon- jan have not been reeognizeclas yet. The status of the Solenoch- ilida, Tarphyceratida, Barrandeoceratida, and Bassleroceratida is a source of disagreement among specialists. The crux of the difficulties and confusion in nautiloid systematics and evolution lies in the great host of ear1l' Paleozoic families. Taxonomic sta- bility of these forms rn'ill be approached as our hnov'1edgeand understanding of their complex morphoiogy and moclesof adap- tation is increased. Agreement on the s;rstematicsof early Paleo- zoic nautiloids is near but is not quite yet a reality. Because of this no phylogenetic chart is presented. It is significant to note that in the past few years very ferv new genera have been establishedin spi(e of the fact that several large new faunas have been describecl. It would be ptreasantto think that possibly we a,renear the iimit of the total number of genera in this order. This observation is encouraging in that maybe now more effort antl thought can be concentrated on critical paleo- biological problerns. Ever since Williarn Smith's great discovery of the usefulness of fossils for correlation and geochronology,the ammonites have played a leading role as a stratigraphic tool. The pioneer 'Waagen, work of d'Orbigny, Oppel, Quensterlt,Mojsisovics, Neumayr and many otirers firmly establishedthe ammonites as the leacling actor in the drama of 1\ esozoicstratigraphy. Likervise the nature of the ammonoid shell and its manner of growth has lent itself beautifully to the pliable minds of evolutionary theorizers. tr'ew people have had rnore influence on the study of fossil cephalopocls than Alpheus llyatt whose whole philosophy revolved around the recapitulation doctrine - a principle not accepted today by most students. I{owever, ferv text books of zoology c,r geology fail to illustrate some of Ilyatt's cephalopods demon- strating recapitulation in action. '+q3T.r/f{ '16 'J ('suorlearunruruoc luuosrad '11a4ry 'f 'I ruoJJ sprououru€ snooctlorC uo +"q+ pue . rrro.rJ sprouoruturl 'roIIJli[ 'N '11 'por,rocl crss€Jnf uo leq+ ruorJ sprouotuure arozoaled uo tleq) '6 '"3r9 c13o1oe8 qa€a ur elaua8 prouoruru? Jo raqrunu Suuroqs qde.r8 .reg

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.ICOTOJNOOTYd 98I 8S6I UJ,YUTIOJTIIIANI .{O SOJYJS r86 BUIJI]ETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPAR,ATIVE ZOOIJOGY the Paleozoic, 370 from the Triassic, 735 from the Jurassic and 493 from the Cretaceous. Tirere are an additional 1000 generic names that fall into synonomy. The largest number of these involve Jurassic ammonites. The overall distribution of genera confirm commonly held ''monographic views. In spite of specificinstances of highs" and lack of recorcl,it is the opinion of the Treatise ammonoiclauthors that the data reasonably reflect the history of this group of ani- mals. In fact, C. W. \\'right (personal communication), who compiled the list of Cretaceousammonites, found, his data most illuminating as a commentary on the validity of the Cretaceous stages. The most unusual aspectsof the evolutionary history of the ammonoids are the three periods of crisis; during the first two such crises the group nearly became extinct and from but fe'w surviving stocks eyen larger radiations developed until the final extinction of the group irr the late Cretaceous. The two earlier periods of crisis are in the late and in the late Triassic. Several important aspects in the history of the study of am- monoids have greatly influenced our interpretation of ammonoid phylogeny and taxonomy. It is indeed remarkable that not until the 1860'sdid the splitting of the genusAmmonites really begin. The recognition of generic categoriesamong the ammonoids de- velopeclrapidly after that date. Since this early period there have been proposed many taxonomic schemes for the Ammonoidea. Most of these, however, were based on a single character; the suture, sculpture, siphuncle, and length of body chamber have all been used in various manners with little success.IInit systemsof classification invariably ended up by bringing together hetero- chronous homeomorphs. Present interpretation of the relationships of Permian and Triassic ammonoids illustrates this point well. Figure 3 is a bar graph of total genera and new genera (dark stipple) of Permian and Triassic ammonoids. The average evolutionary tempo of Permian ammonoids is only slightly higher than that of the . The most strihing feature is the presenceof only seven genera in the Upper Permian. It should be kept in mind that the number of known fossiliferous Upper Permian deposits is incleedfew. 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The great clecline and near ertinction of the ammonoids in the Rhaetian hrrs been knox,n for a lorrg time. From a peak of 140 genera in the Carnian there are left only a few speciesof 5 genera in the I-lhaetian. There is a sharp decline in evolutionary clevelopmentalread;. in the Norian.

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recor{alof the dibranchs does not make them a suitable group for the study of evolutionary rates. The present status of our knowledge of the fossil Cephalopoda presents an encouraging framervork to direct and guide future research. The great successto which the cephalopods,especially ammonoids, have been used in stratigraphy has resulted in the major emphasisbeing placed on them as "tools" of stratigraphy. It is becoming more and more clear that a greater und.erstanding of the and its ecology and adaptive range wilt add greatly to the value of the Cephalopo,ilaas "tools" of stratigraphy and as "tools" for study of evolutionary processes.

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Kuuuu,, B. L952. A claseification of tho Triassis ammonoitls. Jour. Paloontology, vol. 26, pp. 847-853. 1953. The ancestry of the family Nautiliclae. Breviora, No. pl, pp. 1-8. Spens, L. F. L927, Revision ol the Juraseic eephalopotlfauna of Kachh (Cuteh). Mem. Inclia Geol. Survey (Palaeontologia Inrlica), n. ser., vo,l.g, mem.2, pp. 1-8{ ple. 1-7. Wnrcur, C. W. L952. A clagsificationof the Cretaceousammonites. Jour. Paleontology, vol.26, pp.2L3-2,22.

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