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Arcestidae ✝
Description | Arcestidae is an extinct family of ammonite cephalopods. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcestidae, 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 : Arcestidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Arcestidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Arcestidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 206 - 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/Arcestidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Anisarcestes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Arcestes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 223 | 260 Ma Permian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Galeites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gonarcestes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Proarcestes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 188 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Rhaetites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Stenarcestes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1875 | Arcestidae Mojsisovics |
1971 | Arcestidae Astakhova p. 71 |
1981 | Arcestidae Tozer |
2018 | Arcestidae Vörös p. 143 |
2019 | Arcestidae Krystyn et al. p. 243 |
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!