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Ochetoceras ✝
| Description | Ochetoceras is a genus of ammonites, belonging to the Oppeliidae, that lived during the Late Jurassic from the early Oxfordian to the early Tithonian, and type for the subfamily Ochetoceratinae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochetoceras, 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 : Oppeliidae : Ochetoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Ochetoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ochetoceras Haug, 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | N. Jahrb., Beil. Bd., 3, Heft 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 161 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochetoceras |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ochetoceras canaliculatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Ochetoceras canaliferum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Ochetoceras dentosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Ochetoceras frickense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Ochetoceras hispidum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Ochetoceras irregulare ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Ochetoceras lautlingense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ochetoceras mexicanum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Ochetoceras neohispanicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ochetoceras pedroanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1957 | Ochetoceras Arkell et al. p. 278 |
| 2002 | Ochetoceras Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2011 | Ochetoceras Baudouin et al. p. 646 |
| 2014 | Ochetoceras Sato and Yamada p. 31 |
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!
