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Acleistoceratidae ✝
| Description | The Acleistoceratidae is a family of oncocerids that contains genera characterized by depressed (or rarely compressed) exogastric brevicones and cyrtocones (Sweet, 1964 K398) that range from the Middle Silurian to the Middle Devonian. The siphuncle is broadly expanded, and in some actinosiphonate. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acleistoceratidae, 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 : Acleistoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oncocerida : Acleistoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Acleistoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Oncocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Oncocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Acleistoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acleistoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Amphicyrtoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Anomeioceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Austinoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Byronoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Chadwickoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Clionyssiceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Crateroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Ectocyrtoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Euryrizoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Galtoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Gonatocyrtoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grimsbyoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hercocyrtoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paracleistoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Perioidanoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Poteriocerina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rhomboceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Slocomoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Streptoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tumidoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Worthenoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1950 | Acleistoceratidae Flower |
| 1964 | Acleistoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 308 |
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!
