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Heteroceratidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Heteroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Heteroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Heteroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 130 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | M. B. Aguirre-Urreta and H. C. Klinger. 1986. Upper Barremian Heteroceratinae (Cephalopoda, Ammonoidea) from Patagonia and Zululand, with comments on the systematics of the subfamily. Annals of the South African Museum 96(8):315-358 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Heteroceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Barguesiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Calanquites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Giovaraites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Hemibaculites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Heteroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Martelites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1922 | Heteroceratidae Spath |
| 1964 | Heteroceratidae Teichert et al. |
| 1986 | Heteroceratidae Aguirre-Urreta and Klinger p. 319 |
| 2016 | Heteroceratidae Frau et al. p. 208 |
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!
