Engonoceras iris Spath, 1924
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Engonoceras iris Spath, 1924
- Name authority
- Spath, 1924
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Cephalopoda
- Order
- Ammonoidea
- Family
- Engonoceratidae
- Genus
- Engonoceras
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classCephalopoda Cuvier, 1795
- orderAmmonoidea
- superfamilyEngonoceratoidea
- familyEngonoceratidae
- genusEngonoceras
- speciesEngonoceras iris Spath, 1924
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Engonoceras. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Engonoceras belviderense (Cragin, 1894) | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Engonoceras complicatum Hyatt, 1903 | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Engonoceras emarginatum (Cragin, 1893) | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Engonoceras gibbosum Hyatt, 1903 | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Engonoceras hilli Böhm, 1898 | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Engonoceras pierdenale (Von Buch, 1848) | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Engonoceras stolleyi Böhm, 1898 | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Engonoceras subjectum Hyatt, 1903 | EngonoceratidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Spath, L. F. (1924). On a new ammonite (Engonoceras iris, sp. nov.) from the Gault of Folkestone. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, London, (Ninth Series): 504--, 508. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39TJ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.