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Lobitidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lobitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Lobitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Lobitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 237 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 232 - 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) | E. T. Tozer. 1994. Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467:1-663 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Coroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Indolobites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lobites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 88 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Orestites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Paralobites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Psilolobites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1882 | Lobitidae Mojsisovics |
1994 | Lobitidae Tozer p. 211 |
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!