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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4627081	https://www.gbif.org/species/4627081
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	14688	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14688

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Choffaticeras

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Ammonitida	Hyatt 1889
suborder	Ammonitina	Hyatt 1889
superfamily	Acanthoceratoidea
family	Pseudotissotiidae
subfamily	Pseudotissotiinae	Hyatt 1903
genus	Choffaticeras	Hyatt 1903

Scientific Name

Choffaticeras Hyatt, 1903

Name Published In

Monogr. U.S. Geol. Surv., 44

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Choffaticeras	subgenus	belongs to Pseudotissotia	stated with evidence	Pervinquiére, 1907
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Pseudotissotiinae	stated with evidence	Meister, 1989
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Pseudotissotiidae	stated with evidence	Chancellor et al., 1994
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Pseudotissotiinae	stated with evidence	Wright et al., 1996
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Ammonoidea	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Pseudotissotidae	stated with evidence	Meister et al., 2003
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Pseudotissotiinae	stated with evidence	Barroso-Barcenilla and Goy, 2007
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Pseudotissotidae	stated with evidence	Kennedy et al., 2008
Choffaticeras	genus	belongs to Pseudotissotiinae	stated with evidence	Aly et al., 2008

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

93.5 - 89.3 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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		49	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Leoniceras) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		9	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras douvillei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choffaticeras ganiveti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choffaticeras luciae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras massipiana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choffaticeras meslei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choffaticeras pavillieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choffaticeras securiforme species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choffaticeras segne species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Choffaticeras sinaiticum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1903	Choffaticeras Hyatt
1907	Pseudotissotia (Choffaticeras) Pervinquiére p. 354
1989	Choffaticeras Meister p. 58
1994	Choffaticeras Chancellor et al. p. 83
1994	Choffaticeras Kennedy p. 261
1994	Choffaticeras Meister et al. p. 214
1996	Choffaticeras Wright et al. p. 179

Year	Name and Author
2002	Choffaticeras Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Choffaticeras Meister et al. p. 345
2007	Choffaticeras Barroso-Barcenilla and Goy p. 463
2008	Choffaticeras Aly et al. p. 50
2008	Choffaticeras Kennedy et al. p. 162
2016	Choffaticeras Kennedy and Gale p. 285

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Meister C. (1989) Les ammonites du Crétacé supérieur d'Ashaka, Nigéria: analyse taxonomique, ontogénétique, biostratigraphique et évolutive, Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Elf Exploration-Production Elf-Aquitaine 13, 1-84

Chancellor G. R., Kennedy W. J., et al (1994) Turonian ammonite faunas from central Tunisia, Palaeontological Association Special Papers in Palaeontology 50, 1-118

Kennedy W. J. (1994) Lower Turonian ammonites from Gard (France), Palaeopelagos Special Publication 1, 255-275

Meister C., Alazouma K., et al (1994) Nouvelles données sur les ammonites du Niger oriental (Ténéré, Afrique occidentale) dans le cadre de la transgression du Cénomanien-Turonien, Geobios 27, 189-219

Wright C. W., Calloman J. H., et al (1996) Cretaceous Ammonoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology L 4, 1-362

Meister C., Mbina Mounguengui M., et al (2003) Les ammonites du Cénomano-Turonien du bassin côtier nord-gabonais: systématique et intérêt paléogéographique pour la liaison Téthys-Atlantique Sud, Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 22, 341-355

Barroso-Barcenilla F., Goy A. (2007) Revision and new data of the ammonite family Pseudotissotiidae in the Iberian Trough, Spain, Geobios 40, 455-487

Aly M. F., Smadi A., et al (2008) Late Cenomanian-Early Turonian ammonites of Jordan, Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève 27, 43-71

Kennedy W. J., Gale A. S., et al (2008) Early Turonian ammonites from Goulmima, southern Morocco, Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 78, 149-177

Kennedy W. J., Gale A. S. (2016) Turonian ammonites from northwestern Aquitaine, France, Cretaceous Research 58, 265-296

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Monogr. U.S. Geol. Surv., 44 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

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