BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Coilopoceras ✝
Description | Coilopoceras is a compressed, involute, lenticular ammonitid from the Cretaceous (Albian to Turonian), with a narrow venter and raggedy ammonitic suture; type of the Coilopoceratidae, a family in the Acanthoceratoidea of the suborder Ammonitina. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coilopoceras, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Coilopoceras Hyatt, 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Monogr. U.S. Geol. Surv., 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper 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) | 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/Coilopoceras |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coilopoceras austinense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coilopoceras colleti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Coilopoceras inflatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Coilopoceras jenksi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Coilopoceras newelli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Coilopoceras requienianum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Coilopoceras springeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Coilopoceras zihoricum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
---|---|---|---|
Coilophoceras Dollfus, 1904 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilophoceras |
Coelopoceras Pervinquière, 1907 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coelopoceras |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
---|---|
1903 | Coilopoceras Hyatt |
1956 | Coilopoceras Benavides-Caceres p. 472 |
1964 | Coilopoceras Parnes p. 5 |
1980 | Coilopoceras Cobban and Hook p. 11 |
1985 | Coilopoceras Zaborski p. 53 |
1992 | Coilopoceras Meister et al. p. 86 |
1994 | Coilopoceras Chancellor et al. p. 202 |
2002 | Coilopoceras 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!