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Hibolithes ✝
| Description | Hibolithes is a genus of belemnite that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, and has been found in Antarctica, Europe, South America, and New Zealand. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibolithes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Hibolithes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnopseidae : Hibolithes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hibolithes Montfort, 1808 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Montfort, Pierre D. de. 1808. Conchyliologie systematique et classification methodique des coquilles. F. Schoell, Paris. Vol. Tome Premier. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 174 - 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 130 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. N. Gardner and H. J. Campbell. 1997. The bivalve genus Grammatodon from the Middle Jurassic of the Catlins district, South Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 40:487-498 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibolithes |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hibolithes catlinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Pseudohibolites Bliithgen, 1936 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Pseudohibolites |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1808 | Hibolithes Montfort |
| 1936 | Pseudohibolites Bliithgen |
| 1986 | Hibolithes Mutterlose p. 3 |
| 1988 | Hibolithes Doyle and Kelly p. 19 |
| 1997 | Hibolithes Gardner and Campbell p. 488 |
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!
