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Cyrtendoceratidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Cyrtendoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endocerida : Cyrtendoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cyrtendoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 464 - 458 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Endocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Endocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Endocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Teichert, B. Kummel, and WC Sweet, HB Stenzel, WM Furnish, BF Glenister, HK Erben, RC Moore, DE Nodine Zeller. 1964. Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K(3):1-519 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyclocyrtendoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cyrtendoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Cyrtovaginoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Ectenoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1900 | Cyrtendoceratidae Hyatt |
1958 | Cyrtendoceratidae Flower |
1964 | Cyrtendoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 181 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!