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Parasphingites ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Owenitidae : Parasphingites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | Yu. M. Bychkov, A. S. Dagys, and A. F. Efimova, I. V. Polubotko. 1976. Atlas Triasovoj fauny i fory Severo-Vostoka SSSR [Atlas of Triassic fauna\r\nand flora from North-East USSR]. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Parasphingites janaensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1961 | Parasphingites Popov |
1976 | Parasphingites Bychkov et al. |
References
Bychkov Yu. M., Dagys A. S., et al (1976) Atlas Triasovoj fauny i fory Severo-Vostoka SSSR [Atlas of Triassic fauna\r\nand flora from North-East USSR], 1-267 |
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!