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Prionoceratidae ✝
| Description | Prionoceratidae is one of seven families of the superfamily Prionoceratoidea, a member of the Goniatitida order. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoceratidae, 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 : Prionoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Prionoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Prionoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 372 - 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 301 - 300 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Goniatitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Korn, J. Bockwinkel, and V. Ebbighausen, C. Klug. 2003. Palaeobiogeographic and evolutionary meaning of an early Late Tournaisian ammonoid fauna from the Tafilalt of Morocco. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48(1):71-92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acutimitoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Balviinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Imitoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 107 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 301 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Prionoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Balvia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Cunitoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Imitoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 72 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 301 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Irinoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mimimitoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Paragattendorfia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Prionoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Triimitoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1884 | Prionoceratidae Hyatt |
| 2006 | Prionoceratidae Korn |
| 2009 | Prionoceratidae Furnish et al. p. 2 |
| 2016 | Prionoceratidae Korn and Sudar p. 193 |
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!
