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Sturiidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sturiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Sturiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sturiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 222 Ma Late/Upper 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) | E. T. Tozer. 1981. Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms. The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Discoptychites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Parasturia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Psilosturia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Sturia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 59 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Ziyunites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1958 | Sturiidae Kipsarova |
| 1981 | Sturiidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Sturiidae Tozer p. 132 |
| 2018 | Sturiidae Vörös p. 134 |
| 1958 | Sturiidae Kipsarova |
| 1981 | Sturiidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Sturiidae Fantini Sestini |
| 1994 | Sturiidae Tozer p. 132 |
| 2018 | Sturiidae Vörös p. 134 |
| 1958 | Sturiidae Kipsarova |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Sturiidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Sturiidae Fantini Sestini |
| 1994 | Sturiidae Tozer p. 132 |
| 2018 | Sturiidae Vörös p. 134 |
| 1958 | Sturiidae Kipsarova |
| 1981 | Sturiidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Sturiidae Fantini Sestini |
| 1994 | Sturiidae Tozer p. 132 |
| 2018 | Sturiidae Vörös p. 134 |
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!
