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Botellusoceras ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Botellusoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Botellusoceras Kröger & Mutvei, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Article title: Nautiloids with multiple paired muscle scars from Lower-Middle Ordovician of Baltoscandia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 472 - 466 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 472 - 466 Ma 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) | B. Kröger and H. Mutvei. 2005. Nautiloids with multiple paired muscle scars from Lower–Middle Ordovician of Baltoscandia. Palaeontology 48(4):781-791 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Botellusoceras torpense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2005 | Botellusoceras Kröger and Mutvei |
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!