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Argentiniceras ✝
Description | Argentiniceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the Ammonite subclass. It belongs to the class Cephalopoda. Its fossils were found in Russia, Yemen, India, Mediterranean, Canada and South America. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentiniceras, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Argentiniceras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Argentiniceras Spath, 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Geol. Mag., 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 151 - 140 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/Argentiniceras |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Argentiniceras disputabile ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Argentiniceras lonchochense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Argentiniceras lonchochensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Perisphinctes loncochensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Argentiniceras Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!