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Pinacoceratidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pinacoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Pinacoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pinacoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bambanagites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Eupinacoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pinacoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 50 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pinacoplacites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pompeckjites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1879 | Pinacoceratidae Mojsisovics |
| 1971 | Pinacoceratidae Astakhova p. 81 |
| 1981 | Pinacoceratidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Pinacoceratidae Tozer p. 131 |
| 2019 | Pinacoceratidae Krystyn et al. p. 244 |
| 1879 | Pinacoceratidae Mojsisovics |
| 1896 | Pinacoceratidae von Mojsisovics |
| 1971 | Pinacoceratidae Astakhova p. 81 |
| 1981 | Pinacoceratidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Pinacoceratidae Fantini Sestini |
| 1994 | Pinacoceratidae Tozer p. 131 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1996 | Pinacoceratidae Fantini Sestini |
| 2019 | Pinacoceratidae Krystyn et al. p. 244 |
| 1879 | Pinacoceratidae Mojsisovics |
| 1896 | Pinacoceratidae von Mojsisovics |
| 1971 | Pinacoceratidae Astakhova p. 81 |
| 1981 | Pinacoceratidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Pinacoceratidae Fantini Sestini |
| 1994 | Pinacoceratidae Tozer p. 131 |
| 1996 | Pinacoceratidae Fantini Sestini |
| 2019 | Pinacoceratidae Krystyn et al. p. 244 |
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!
