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Sturia ✝
| Description | Sturia is a genus of ceratitid ammonoids from the Lower Triassic with an ammonitic suture. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sturiidae : Sturia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Sturiidae : Sturia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sturia Mojsisovics, 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Abh. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien, 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sturia forojuliensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Sturia japonica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Sturia karpinskyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Sturia sansovinii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Sturia semiarata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Sturia woodini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sturia yalakensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1882 | Sturia Mojsisovics |
| 1951 | Sturia Spath p. 152 |
| 1981 | Sturia Tozer p. 93 |
| 1994 | Sturia Tozer p. 132 |
| 2002 | Sturia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
