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Ambercyclus
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucycloscalidae : Ambercyclus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Eucyclidae : Ambercyclus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ambercyclus Ferrari, Kaim & Damborenea, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (16%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 197 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Seguenzioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Seguenzioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. M. Ferrari, A. Kaim, and S. E. Damborenea. 2014. The genera Calliotropis Seguenza and Ambercyclus n. gen. (Vetigastropoda, Eucyclidae) from the Early Jurassic of Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 88:1174-1188 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ambercyclus armigerus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus bisertus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus capitaneus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 180 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Ambercyclus decoratus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Ambercyclus dilleri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Ambercyclus elegans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus espinosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Ambercyclus gaudrianus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus generalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus goniatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus isabelensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Ambercyclus monoliferus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus morganensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Ambercyclus murchisoni species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ambercyclus obornensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus orbignyanus species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Ambercyclus ornatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ambercyclus pagodiformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Amberleya armigera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya decorata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya dilleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya espinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya generalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya monolifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya obornensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya orbignyana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amberleya pagodiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eucyclus goniatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochus bisertus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Trochus gaudryanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turbo capitaneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turbo morganensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turbo murchisoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turbo ornatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2014 | Ambercyclus Ferrari et al. p. 1177 |
References
| Ferrari S. M., Kaim A., et al (2014) The genera Calliotropis Seguenza and Ambercyclus n. gen. (Vetigastropoda, Eucyclidae) from the Early Jurassic of Argentina, Journal of Paleontology 88, 1174-1188 |
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!
