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Armenoceratidae ✝
| Description | The Armenoceratidae are a family of early Paleozoic nautiloid cephalopods belonging to the order Actinocerida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenoceratidae, 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 : Armenoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Actinocerida : Armenoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Armenoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Actinocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Actinocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Armenoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 116 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Cyrtonybyoceras ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Elrodoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Megadiscosorus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megadisocosorus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Monocyrtoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Nybyoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Selkirkoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Stolbovoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Wutinoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1926 | Armenoceratidae Troedsson |
| 1958 | Armenoceratidae Sweet |
| 1984 | Armenoceratidae Stait and Burrett |
| 1988 | Armenoceratidae Stait |
| 2005 | Armenoceratidae Evans p. 204 |
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!
