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Plectonotidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Plectonotidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 468 - 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 354 - 343 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Plectonotidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Plectonotidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Bellerophontida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. J. Boucot and E. L. Yochelson. 1966. Paleozoic Gastropoda from the Moose River synclinorium, northern Maine. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 503(A):1-18 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Atlantophon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Boucotonotus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Plectonotus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 81 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Ptomatis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 354 Ma Carboniferous | |
Tetranota ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 146 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Tritonophon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 423 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1966 | Plectonotinae Boucot and Yochelson |
1992 | Plectonotinae Wahlman |
1999 | Plectonotinae Ebbestad |
2005 | Plectonotinae Bouchet et al. p. 241 |
2020 | Plectonotidae Wagner |
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!