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Otoitidae ✝
| Description | Otoidtidae: stephanoceratoid ammonitina from the early Middle Jurassic that begin as cadicones but become more planualte with age; derived from the Hammitoceratidae (Hildoceratoidea), probably through Erycites by way of Abbasites. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoitidae, 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 : Otoitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Otoitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Otoitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 176 - 172 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | W. J. Arkell, W. M. Furnish, and B. Kummel, A. K. Miller, R. C. Moore, O. H. Schindewolf, P. C. Sylvester-Bradley, C. W. Wright. 1957. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 4, Cephalopoda - Ammonoidea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoitidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Docidoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 56 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Emileia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Frogdenites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Normannites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Otoites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Parachondroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 43 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Zemistephanus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1907 | Otoitidae Mascke |
| 1957 | Otoitidae Arkell et al. p. 287 |
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!
