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Stereoplasmoceratidae ✝
Description | Stereoplasmoceratidae is an extinct family of actively mobile aquatic carnivorous cephalopods belonging to the subclass Orthoceratoidea endemic to what would be Asia during the Ordovician living from 490—457.5 mya, existing for approximately 32.5 million years. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoplasmoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Stereoplasmoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Stereoplasmoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stereoplasmoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 464 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Orthocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Orthocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Orthocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Orthocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Teichert, B. Kummel, and WC Sweet, HB Stenzel, WM Furnish, BF Glenister, HK Erben, RC Moore, DE Nodine Zeller. 1964. Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K(3):1-519 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoplasmoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Stereoplasmoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Stereoplasmocerina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1934 | Stereoplasmoceratidae Kobayashi |
1958 | Stereoplasmoceratidae Sweet |
1964 | Stereoplasmoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 255 |
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!