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Tropitidae ✝
| Description | The Tropitidae is a family of Upper Triassic Ammonoidea belonging to the Tropitaceae, a superfamily of the Ceratitida From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropitidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tropitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Tropitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tropitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropitidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acanthotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Anatropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 239 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Arctotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Arietoceltites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Discotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 72 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Euisculites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Gymnotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Homerites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Homeroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Hoplotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Indonesites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Jovites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Margaritropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Microtropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Paratropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Paulotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Platotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pleurotropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Sibyllites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Tritropidoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tropites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 107 | 239 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1875 | Tropitidae Mojsisovics |
| 1927 | Tropitidae Smith |
| 1981 | Tropitidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Tropitidae Tozer p. 212 |
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!
