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Santafecites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)385376https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=385376
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Olcostephanidae : Santafecites
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderAmmonitidaHyatt 1889
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyOlcostephanidaeHaug 1910
subfamilyOlcostephaninaeHaug 1910
genusSantafecitesEtayo-Serna 1985
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Santafecitesgenusbelongs to Olcostephaninaestated with evidenceMourgues et al., 2015
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance140 - 136 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance140 - 136 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ammonoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. A. Mourgues, L. G. Bulot, and C. Frau. 2015. The Valanginian Olcostephaninae Haug, 1910 (Ammonoidea) from the Andean Lower Cretaceous Chañarcillo Basin, Northern Chile. Andean Geology 42:213-236

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Santafecites santafecinus
species
listed (PBDB)2140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1985Santafecites Etayo-Serna
2015Santafecites Mourgues et al. p. 216

References

Mourgues F. A., Bulot L. G., et al (2015) The Valanginian Olcostephaninae Haug, 1910 (Ammonoidea) from the Andean Lower Cretaceous Chañarcillo Basin, Northern Chile, Andean Geology 42, 213-236
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!
 
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