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Clydonitaceae ✝
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| Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Clydonitaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 212 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. Henderson and E. D. McKenzie. 2002. Idanoceras, a new heteromorph ammonite genus from the Late Albian of Eastern Australia. Journal of Paleontology 76:906-909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Clionitidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 48 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Clydonitidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Heraclitidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Sandlingitidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Steinmannitidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Thetiditidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 50 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tibetitidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 179 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1879 | Clydonitaceae Mojsisovics |
| 1971 | Clydonitaceae Astakhova p. 64 |
| 1979 | Clydonitaceae Tozer p. 129 |
| 1981 | Clydonitaceae Tozer |
| 1994 | Clydonitaceae Tozer p. 145 |
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!
