List of ammonite genera
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
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.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
A
Ab
Ac
Ad
Ae
Ag
Ai
Ak
- Akmilleria
- Aktubinskia
- Aktubites
- Aktuboclymenia
Al
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Am
An
Ap
Aq
Ar
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Ar (Cont.)
As
At
Au
Av
Ax
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B
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- Bornhardticeras
- Bosnites
- Bostrychoceras
- Boucaulticeras
- Bouleiceras
- Bradfordia
- Brahmaites
- Bramkampia
- Brancoceras
- Branneroceras
- Branneroceratoides
- Brasilia
- Bredyia
- Brevikites
- Brewericeras
- Brightia
- Brodieia
- Brotheotrachyceras[3] — originally published as a subgenus of Trachyceras
- Brouwerites
- Buchiceras
- Budaiceras
- Buddhaites
- Bukowskiites
- Bullatimorphites
- Bulogites
- Bunburyiceras
- Burckhardites
- Burijites
- Busnardoites
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C
Ca
Ce
- Celaeceras
- Cenisella
- Ceratites
- Ceratpbeloceras
- Chamoussetia
Ch
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Ch (Cont.)
- Choristoceras
- Christioceras
- Christophoceras
- Chumazites
Ci
Cl
Co
- 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
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Co (Cont.)
- Costidiscus
- Costileioceras
- Costimitoceras
- Cottreauites
- Couloniceras
- Cowtoniceras
Cr
Ct
- Ctenobactrites
- Cteroclymenia
Cu
- Cubaochetoceras
- Cuccoceras
- Cuneicardioceras
- Cunitoceras
- Cunningtoniceras
- Cutchisphinctes
- Cuyaniceras
Cy
- Cyclobactrites
- Cycloceltites
- Cyclolobus
- Cycloclymenia
- Cylioceras
- Cymaceras
- Cymaclymenia
- Cymahoplites
- Cymbites
- Cymoceras
- Cyrtobactrites
- Cyrtochilus
- Cyrtoclymenia
- Cyrtopleurites
- Cyrtosiceras
Cz
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 A cut ammonite, showing some of its shell's chambers. |
 An ammonite shell ornamented with ribs. |
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D
Da
De
- Decipia
- Decorites
- Deiradoceras
- Delecticeras
- Delepinoceras
- Delphinites
- Demarezites
- Derolytoceras
- Deshayesites
- Desmoceras
- Desmophyllites
- Desmoscaphites
- Devonobactrites
- Devonopronorites
Dh
Di
- Diaboloceras
- Diadochoceras
- Diaplococeras
- Diaziceras
- Dichotomites
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Di (Cont.)
- Dichotomoceras
- Dichotomosphinctes
- Dickersonia
- Dicostella
- Didymites
- Didymoceras
- Dieneria
- Difunites
- Digitophyllites
- Dilatobactrites
- Dimeroceras
- Dimeroclymenia
- Dimorphinites
- Dimorphites
- Dimorphoceras
- Dimorphoceratoides
- Dimorphoplites
- Dimorphotoceras
- Dinarites
- Diodochoceras
- Dionites
- Diplacmoceras
- Diplasioceras
- Diplesioceras
- Diplomoceras
- Diplosirenites
- Dipoloceras
- Dipoloceroides
- Dirrymoceras
- Discoceratites
- Discoclymenia
- Discohoplites
- Discophiceras
- Discophyllites
- Discoptychites
- Discoscaphites
- Discosphinctes
- Discosphinctoides
- Discotropites
- Distichites
- Distichoceras
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Di (cont. 2)
- Distoloceras
- Dittmarites
- Divisosphinctes
Dj
Do
Dr
Du
Dy
Dz
- Dzhaprakoceras
- Dzhulfoceras
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E
- Eboraciceras
- Eboroceras
- Ebrayiceras
- Echioceratoides
- Echioceras
- Ectocentrites
- Ectolcites
- Edmundites
- Egrabensiceras
- Eleganticeras
- Elephantoceras
- Ellipsoceras
- Elobiceras
- Emaciaticeras
- Emileia
- Emilites
- Emperoceras
- Enayites
- Engonoceras
- Enosphinctes
- Entogonites
- Eoacrochordiceras
- Eoaraxoceras
- Eoasianites
- Eobeloceras
- Eocanites
- Eocephalites
- Eochetoceras
- Eocrioceratites
- Eodanubites
- Eoderoceras
- Eodesmoceras
- Eodouvilleiceras
- Eogaudryceras
- Eogonioloboceras
- Eogunnarites
- Eogymnites
- Eohecticoceras
- Eoheteroceras
- Eohyattoceras
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- Eomadrasites
- Eonomismoceras
- Eopachydiscus
- Eoparalegoceras
- Eophyllites
- Eoprodromites
- Eoprotrachyceras
- Eopsiloceras
- Eosagenites
- Eoscaphites
- Eoschistoceras
- Eosturia
- Eotetragonites
- Eothalassoceras
- Eothinites
- Eotissotia
- Eowellerites
- Epacrochordiceras
- Epadrianites
- Epancyloceras
- Eparietites
- Epaspidoceras
- Epicanites
- Epiceltites
- Epiceltitoides
- Epicephalites
- Epiceratites
- Epicheloniceras
- Epicosmoceras
- Epideroceras
- Epiglyphioceras
- Epiglyptoxoceras
- Epigonites
- Epigymnites
- Epihoplites
- Epijuresanites
- Epileymeriella
- Epimayaites
- Epimorphoceras
- Epipallasiceras
- Epipeltoceras
- Episageceras
- Episculites
- Epistrenoceras
- Epithalassoceras
- Epitornoceras
- Epivirgatites
- Epiwocklumeria
- Epophioceras
- Eptitauroceras
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 Paleoartist Heinrich Harder's reconstruction of some ammonites as they would appear in life. |
 A stone pathway constructed with many ammonite specimens. |
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- Fagesia
- Falciclymenia
- Falciferella
- Falcitornoceras
- Fallacites
- Falloticeras
- Fanninoceras
- Farbesiceras
- Farnhamia
- Fascipericyclus
- Favrella
- Fayettevillea
- Fehlmannites
- Ferganoceras
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G
- Gabbioceras
- Gabillytes
- Gaetanoceras
- Gagaticeras
- Galaticeras
- Galbanites
- Gangadharites
- Garantiana
- Gargasiceras
- Garniericeras
- Garnierisphinctes
- Gastrioceras
- Gastroplites
- Gattendorfia
- Gattenpleura
- Gaudryceras
- Gaurites
- Gauthiericeras
- Gazdaganites
- Gemmellaroceras
- Gentoniceras
- Genuclymenia
- Georgioceras
- Germariceras
- Gevanites
- Geyeroceras
- Girtyoceras
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- Glabrophysodoceras
- Glamocites
- Glaphyrites
- Glassoceras
- Glatziella
- Glaucolithites
- Gleboceras
- Gleviceras
- Glochiceras
- Glottoptychinites
- Glyphidites
- Glyphiolobus
- Glyptarpites
- Glyptoceras
- Glyptoxoceras
- Gnomohalorites
- Gogoceras
- Goliathiceras
- Goliathites
- Goniatites
- Gonioclymenia
- Goniocyclus
- Gonioglyphioceras
- Gonioloboceras
- Gonioloboceratoides
- Gonionotites
- Gonolkites
- Goodhallites
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- Gracilisphinctes
- Gracilites
- Grambergia
- Grammoceras
- Grandidiericeras
- Graphoceras
- Gravesia
- Grayiceras
- Graysonites
- Gregoryceras
- Griesbachites
- Groebericeras
- Groenlandites
- Grossouvria
- Grossouvrites
- Guembelites
- Guhsania
- Guleilmites
- Guleimiceras
- Gulielmina
- Gunnarites
- Gyaloceras
- Gymnites
- Gymnodiscoceras
- Gymnoplites
- Gymnotoceras
- Gymnotropites
- Gyroceratites
- Gyroclymenia
- Gyronites
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H
Ha
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- Hemihoplites
- Hemilecanites
- Hemilytoceras
- Hemiptychoceras
- Hemisimoceras
- Hemitetragonites
- Hemitissotia
- Hengestites
- Heraclites
- Herrickiceras
- Hertleinites
- Herznachites
- Heteroceras
- Heterotissotia
- Hexaclymenia
- Hibernicoceras
- Hildaites
- Hildoceras
- Hildoceratoides
- Hildoglochiceras
- Himalayites
- Himantoceras
- Himavatites
- Himispiticeras
- Hlawiceras
- Hodsonites
- Hoeninghausia
- Hoepenites
- Hoffmannia
- Holcodiscoides
- Holcodiscus
- Holcolissoceras
- Holcophylloceras
- Holcolytoceras
- Holcoptychites
- Hollandites
- Holzapfeloceras
- Holzbergia
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- Homerites
- Homoceras
- Homoceratoides
- Homoeoplanulites
- Hoplikosmokas
- Hoplites
- Hoplitoides
- Hoplitoplacenticeras
- Hoplocardioceras
- Hoplocrioceras
- Hoploscaphites
- Hoplotropites
- Horioceras
- Hourcquia
- Hubertoceras
- Hudlestonia
- Hudsonoceras
- Huishuites
- Hulenites
- Hunanites
- Hungarites
- Hyattites
- Hyattoceras
- Hybonoticeras
- Hypacanthoplites
- Hyparpadites
- Hypengonoceras
- Hyperderoceras
- Hypergoniatites
- Hyperlioceras
- Hyphantoceras
- Hyphoplites
- Hypisculites
- Hypocladiscites
- Hypophylloceras
- Hypoturrilites
- Hypoxynoticeras
- Hyrcanites
- Hysteroceras
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I
- Iberites
- Idanoceras[4]
- Idiocycloceras
- Idiohamites
- Idoceras
- Ilowaiskya
- Imitoceras
- Imlayiceras
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- Inaigymnites
- Indigirites
- Indigirophyllites
- Indoceltites
- Indocephalites
- Indoceras
- Indojuvavites
- Indonesites
- Indoscaphites
- Indosphinctes
- Iniskinites
- Intoceras
- Intornites
- Intranodites
- Involuticeras
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- Inyoites
- Inzeroceras
- Iranoceras
- Irinoceras
- Isculites
- Isculitoides
- Ismidites
- Isohomoceras
- Isohoplites
- Isterites
- Istreites
- Ivoites
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 This is an illustration from British Mineralology by James Smith. The catalogue, from which it is sourced, describes the print as "1802 [sic] Fossil Amonite Engraving" |
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J
- Jacobites
- Janenschites
- Japonites
- Jauberticeras
- Jeanneticeras
- Jeanvogericeras
- Jeletzkytes
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- Jellinekites
- Jimboiceras
- Jimenites
- Joannites
- Jouaniceras
- Jovites
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- Juddiceras
- Judicarites
- Juraphyllites
- Juresanites
- Juvavites
- Juvenites
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K
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- Kellawaysites
- Kellnerites
- Kelteroceras
- Kenseyoceras
- Kepplerites
- Kerberites
- Keyserlingites
- Kheraiceras
- Kheraites
- Khvalynites
- Kiaclymenia
- Kielcensia
- Kilianella
- Kimoceras
- Kingites
- Kingoceras
- Kinkeliniceras
- Kiparisovia
- Kiparisovites
- Kirsoceras
- Kitchinites
- Klamathites
- Klematosphinctes
- Klipsteinia
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L
- Labeceras
- Laboceras
- Labyrinthoceras
- Laganoclymenia
- Lagowites
- Lamberticeras
- Lanceolites
- Lanceoloboceras
- Laqueoceras
- Latanarcestes
- Latisageceras
- Laugeites
- Lecanites
- Lechites
- Lecointriceras
- Leconteiceras
- Leconteites
- Leeites
- Lehmaniceras
- Leioceras
- Leiophyllites
- Leislingites
- Lemuroceras
- Lenotropites
- Lenticeras
- Lenticoceltites
- Leopolda
- Leptaleoceras
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- Leptechioceras
- Lepthoplites
- Leptoceras
- Leptonotoceras
- Leptosphinctes
- Leptotetragonites
- Leukadiella
- Lewesiceras
- Lewyites
- Leymeriella
- Liardites
- Libycoceras
- Lilloetia
- Limaites
- Linguaclymenia
- Linguatornoceras
- Lingyunites
- Lioceratoides
- Liosphinctes
- Liparoceras
- Lipuites
- Lissoceras
- Lissoceratoides
- Lissoclymenia
- Lissonia
- Lissonites
- Lithacoceras
- Lithacosphinctes
- Lithancylus
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M
Ma
Me
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Me (cont.)
- Melvilloceras
- Menabites
- Menabonites
- Meneghiniceras
- Menuites
- Menuthiocrioceras
- Mercaticeras
- Merocanites
- Mescalites
- Mesobeloceras
- Mesocladiscites
- Mesoclymenia
- Mesogaudryceras
- Mesopuzosia
- Mesosimoceras
- Mesoturrilites
- Metabactrites
- Metacanites
- Metacarnites
- Metacymbites
- Metadagnoceras
- Metaderoceras
- Metadimorphoceras
- Metadinarites
- Metagravesia
- Metahamites
- Metahaploceras
- Metahedenstroemia
- Metahoplites
- Metalegoceras
- Metalytoceras
- Metapatoceras
- Metapeltoceras
- Metaplacenticeras
- Metapronorites
- Metaptychoceras
- Metarnioceras
- Metasibirites
- Metasigaloceras
- Metassuria
- Metatibetites
- Metatissotia
- Metengonoceras
- Metinyoites
- Metoicoceras
- Metoxynoticeras
- Metrolytoceras
- Metussuria
- Mexicoceras
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- Miccocephalites
- Michalskia
- Michiganites
- Micracanthoceras
- Microbactrites
- Microbiplices
- Microdactylites
- Microderoceras
- Micromphalites
- Microtropites
- Miklukhoceras
- Miltites
- Mimagoniatites
- Mimimitoceras
- Mimosphinctes
- Mirilentia
- Miroclymenia
- Mirojuvavites
- Mirosphinctes
- Mitonia
- Mixomanticoceras
- Miyakoceras
Mo
Mu
- Mucrodactylites
- Muensterites
- Muensteroceras
- Muniericeras
My
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 A photo of a Bavarian ammonite being used as a decorative piece in a brick wall. |
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N
Na
- Nairites
- Nannites
- Nannocardioceras
- Nannolytoceras
- Nannostephanus
- Nannovascoceras
- Nassichukites
- Nathorstites
- Nautellipsites
Ne
- Neancyloceras
- 'Nebraskites
- Nebrodites
- Negebites
- Nejdia
- Neoaganides
- Neobibolites
- Neocardioceras
- Neochetoceras
- Neocladiscites
- Neoclypites
- Neocolumbites
- Neocomites
- Neocosmoceras
- Neocraspedites
- Neocrimites
- Neocrioceras
- Neodimorphoceras
- Neogastroplites
- Neogauthiericeras
- Neogeoceras
- Neoglaphyrites
- Neoglyphioceras
- Neoglytoxoceras
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Ne (cont.)
- Neogoniatites
- Neograhamites
- Neoharpoceras
- Neohimavatites
- Neohoploceras
- Neoicoceras
- Neokentoceras
- Neolioceratoides
- Neolissoceras
- Neolobites
- Neomantelliceras
- Neomanticoceras
- Neomicroceras
- Neomorphoceras
- Neopericyclus
- Neopharciceras
- Neophlycticeras
- Neophylloceras
- Neopopanoceras
- Neopronorites
- Neoprotrachyceras
- Neoptychites
- Neopulchellia
- Neosaynoceras
- Neoselwynoceras
- Neoshumardites
- Neosilesites
- Neosirenites
- Neostlingoceras
- Neotibetites
- Neouddenites
- Neuqueniceras
- Nevadisculites
- Nevadites
- Nevadoceras
- Nevadophyllites
- Newboldiceras
- Newmarracarroceras
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No
- Nodiocoeloceras
- Nodosageceras
- Nodosoclymenia
- Nodosohoplites
- Nodotibetites
- Noetlingites
- Nolaniceras
- Nomismoceras
- Nordiceras
- Nordophiceras
- Noridiscites
- Norites
- Normannites
- Nostoceras
- Nothocephalites
- Nothosporadoceras
- Nothostephanus
- Notoceras
- Nowakites
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 The Aptychus is a mysterious piece of ammonite anatomy. |
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P
Q
R
- Radstockiceras
- Raimondiceras
- Rakusites
- Ramosites
- Rasenia
- Rasenoides
- Raymondiceras
- Rectoclymenia
- Reesidites
- Rehmannia
- Reiflingites
- Reineckeia
- Reineckeites
- Renites
- Renziceras
- Repossia
- Reticuloceras
- Retites
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- Reynesella
- Reynesoceras
- Reynesocoeloceras
- Rhabdoceras
- Rhacophyllites
- Rhadinites
- Rhaeboceras
- Rhampidoceras
- Rhiphaeoclymenia
- Rhiphaeocyclus
- Rhymmoceras
- Rhytidohoplites
- Riasanites
- Richardsonites
- Rimkinites
- Ringsteadia
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- Roinghites
- Rollerites
- Rollieria
- Roloboceras
- Romaniceras
- Romanites
- Rossalites
- Rotodiscoceras
- Rotopericyclus
- Rubroceras
- Rugiferites
- Rursiceras
- Rusoceras
- Ryugasella
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U
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 An ammonitic ammonoid with the body chamber missing, showing the septal surface (especially at right) with its undulating lobes and saddles. |
V
- Vacekia
- Valanginites
- Valdedorsella
- Vallites
- Vandaites
- Vascoceras
- Vavilovites
- Velebites
- Veleziceras
- Venezoliceras
- Verancoceras
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- Vermiceras
- Vermisphinctes
- Verneuilites
- Vertebriceras
- Vertebrites
- Veveysiceras
- Vicininodiceras
- Vickohlerites
- Vidrioceras
- Villania
- Vinalesites
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 Cross-section of an English ammonite. |
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- Welterites
- Werneroceras
- Wewokites
- Wheatleyites
- Whitbyiceras
- Wichmanniceras
- Wiedeyoceras
- Winchelloceras
- Windhauseniceras
- Winslowoceras
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See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ammonoidea. |
References
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