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Werneroceratidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Agoniatitida : Werneroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | D. Korn. 2006. Paleozoic ammonoid classification. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cabrieroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Crispoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Diallagites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Praewerneroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Wendtia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Werneroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1964 | Werneroceratidae Erben |
| 2002 | Werneroceratidae Korn and Klug p. 129 |
| 2006 | Werneroceratidae Korn |
References
| Korn D. (2006) Paleozoic ammonoid classification |
| Korn D., Klug C. (2002) Ammoneae Devonicae, Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia 138, 1-375 |
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!
