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Clionitidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Clionitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 235 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 222 - 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) | E. T. Tozer. 1981. Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms. The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Californites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Clionitites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Indoclionites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Leconteia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Sympolycyclus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Clionititidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Clionititidae Tozer p. 174 |
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!
