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Aulacostephanidae ✝
| Description | Aulacostephanidae is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod family belonging to the superfamily Perisphinctoidea. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Upper Jurassic period, from the Oxfordian to Tithonian ages. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulacostephanidae, 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 : Aulacostephanidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aulacostephanidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Aulacostephanidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Pal. ind. (n.s.), 9 (Mem. 1): 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Zeiss. 1987. Taxonomic names, in Zwei neue Gravesienfunde (Ammonoidea) aus dem Mittleren Kimmeridge von Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Praegravesia rolkei nov. gen., nov. sp.). Geologica et Palaeontologica 21:227-235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulacostephanidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gravesiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 157 Ma Jurassic | |
| Aulacostephanus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 77 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Gravesia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Microbiplices ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Pictonia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Praegravesia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 157 Ma Jurassic | |
| Prorasenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Ringsteadia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 88 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Vielunia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 157 Ma Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1924 | Aulacostephanidae Spath |
| 1987 | Aulacostephanidae Zeiss |
| 2010 | Aulacostephanidae Wright p. 20 |
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!
