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Rangeroceratidae ✝
| Description | Rangeroceratidae is a family of orthoceroid cephalopods known from the late Early Ordovician in eastern North America (New York and Quebec) and Great Britain, included in the order Dissidocerida. The family was named by Evans, 2005, and contains three genera: Rangeroceras, Anrangeroceras, and Cyclorageroceras. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeroceratidae, 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 : Rangeroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Dissidocerida : Rangeroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Rangeroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 470 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. H. Evans. 2005. The Lower and Middle Ordovician cephalopod faunas of England and Wales. Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society 623:1-81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeroceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anrangeroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Cyclorangeroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Rangeroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Rangeroceratidae Evans p. 53 |
| 2009 | Rangeroceratidae Kröger and Landing p. 53 |
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!
