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Kummel, 1954 Cephalopoda.Pdf Bullettn of the Museurn of Compcrcrtive Zoologryt AT HARVARD COLLEGE Vol. 112, No. 3 Oc"ronnn,1954 Stottts of Inuertebrate Paleontology, lgSJ V. Mollusca: 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 cephalopods. 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 animals on a new threshold. It is a pleasure to aclrnowledgethe data on Jurassic ammonoids furnished by w. J. Arkell; the data on Cretaceous 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 Ammonoidea. 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 ordovician 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 I I82 BuTJIJETTN:MUSEUM ox' coMpARATIvEzoorJoGy appearaneein the Ordovician becameextinct by the Silurian and Devonian. During the latter half of the Paleozoicthe evolutionary rate of the nautiloids was greatly diminished. A second surge occurred in the llpper Triassic which has a diversified.nautiloid 2?5 NAUTILOID GENERA Fig. 1. Bar graph showing number of nautiloicl genera in each geologio perioil. (Data from C. Teichert, personal communication.) 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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 cephalopod 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 OI 0z 0g 0t 09 09 0l 08 00 001 0il 0zl H vu3N3S 091 66rtfl CIONCI|/TWV0tl ruorJ ore zLI asaql Jo :sproronrruBJo B.raua800gI ,{lal€rurxordd€ 'errua8 Jo lBlol € sr araqJ prououurB Jo uorlnqrrlsrp cr8o{oa5 aql uo (6 a.rnFig) qde;8 rBq aql Jo uorlcnrlsuoo oql salqeua €JauaF prouorulu€ Jo Surueala asnoq crruouoxBl luaoal ar{J .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 Permian 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.
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