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Pulchelliidae ✝
| Description | Pulchelliidae is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod family belonging to the superfamily Endemoceratoidea. They lived during the Cretaceous, in the Barremian age. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulchelliidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pulchelliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pulchelliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pulchelliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 136 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 129 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Etayo Serna. 1968. Apuntaciones acerca de algunas amonitas interesantes del Hauteriviano y del Barremiano de la region de Villa de Leiva (Boyaca, Colombia, S.A.) [Hauterivian and Barremian ammonites from the Villa de Leiva region (Boyaca, Colombia, South America)]. Boletin de Geologia 24:51-70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulchelliidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coronites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Discoidellia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Lopholobites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Nicklesia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Psilopulchellia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psilotissotia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Subpulchellia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 52 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1903 | Pulchelliidae Hyatt |
| 1968 | Pulchelliidae Etayo Serna p. 63 |
| 1996 | Pulchelliidae Wright et al. p. 111 |
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!
