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Bullatimorphites ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tulitidae : Bullatimorphites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tulitidae : Bullatimorphites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Bullatimorphites Buckman, 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Type Ammonites, 3, pt. 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 164 - 157 Ma 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bullatimorphites (Bullatimorphites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Bullatimorphites (Kheraiceras) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Bullatimorphites (Sphaeroptychius) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Bullatimorphites bullatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bullatimorphites costatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bullatimorphites serpenticonus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bullatimorphites subcostatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bullatimorphites varicostatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pleurophorites polypleurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1957 | Bullatimorphites Arkell et al. p. 292 |
1993 | Bullatimorphites Besnosov and Mitta p. 249 |
2002 | Bullatimorphites Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Bullatimorphites Zato? p. 167 |
2015 | Bullatimorphites Majidifard 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!