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Alloclionites ✝
| Description | Alloclionites is a genus of extinct ammonoid cephalopods within the family Clionitidae which is part of the ceratitid superfamily Clydonitaceae. Alloclionites comes from the Upper Triassic of the Alps, Balkans, Himalayas, Timor, and British Columbia and is recognized by its many tubercles which tend to diminish on the body chamber. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloclionites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Steinmannitidae : Alloclionites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Steinmannitidae : Alloclionites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Alloclionites Spath, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Catalogue of the fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). Part IV. The Ammonoidea of the Trias, -. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 228 - 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | L. F. Spath. 1951. Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History), Part V, The Ammonoidea of the Trias (II) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloclionites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alloclionites ares ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Alloclionites dieneri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Alloclionites himamalayicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Alloclionites jeanneti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Alloclionites timorensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Alloclionites welteri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1951 | Alloclionites Spath p. 51 |
| 1981 | Alloclionites Tozer p. 97 |
| 1994 | Alloclionites Tozer p. 181 |
| 2002 | Alloclionites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
