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Neosichuanoceras

Description

Neosichuanoceras is an extinct genus of actively mobile carnivorous cephalopod, essentially a Nautiloid, that lived in what would be Asia during the Silurian from 436.0—428.2 mya, existing for approximately 7.8 million years.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4621879https://www.gbif.org/species/4621879
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)12553https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=12553
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Neosichuanoceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Neosichuanoceras
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
genusNeosichuanocerasChen & Liu 1974
Scientific NameNeosichuanoceras Chen & Liu, 1974
Name Published Inin Zhongguo Kexue Yuan, Nanking Dizhi Gushengwu Yanjiusuo [Acad. Sinica, Nanking Inst. Geol. Paleont. (Ed.)], Xinan diqu di gushengwu tuce. [A handbook of the stratigraphy and Palaeontology in southwest China.] Scienc ess, Peking
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Neosichuanocerasgenusbelongs to Orthoceridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance439 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance439 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Environmentmarine (based on Orthocerida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Orthocerida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Orthocerida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Orthocerida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neosichuanoceras

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Neosichuanoceras Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
in Zhongguo Kexue Yuan, Nanking Dizhi Gushengwu Yanjiusuo [Acad. Sinica, Nanking Inst. Geol. Paleont. (Ed.)], Xinan diqu di gushengwu tuce. [A handbook of the stratigraphy and Palaeontology in southwest China.] Scienc ess, Peking - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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