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Probillingsitidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Probillingsitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ascocerida : Probillingsitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Probillingsitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 452 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ascocerida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Kröger. 2013. The cephalopods of Boda Limestone, Late Ordovocian, of Dalarna, Sweden. European Journal of Taxonomy 41:1-110 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Probillingsites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 63 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Redpathoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Shamattawaceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1964 | Probillingsitidae Teichert et al. p. 276 |
2013 | Probillingsitidae Kröger |
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!