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Dolorthoceras ✝
| Description | Dolorthoceras is a nautiloid cephalopod from the upper Paleozoic found in Lower Devonian to Lower Permian strata in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolorthoceras, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Psuedorthoceratidae : Dolorthoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Spyroceratidae : Dolorthoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dolorthoceras Miller, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Amer. J. Sci., (5) 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Dolorthoceras |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dolorthoceras caneyanum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Dolorthoceras ciscoense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolorthoceras dubium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolorthoceras expansum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolorthoceras incisum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Dolorthoceras medium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolorthoceras nakazawai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Dolorthoceras siphocentralis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dolorthoceras solitarium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dolorthoceras stiliforme ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dolorthoceras tenuifilosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Orthoceras caneyanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthoceratites siphocentralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1931 | Dolorthoceras Miller p. 419 |
| 1964 | Dolorthoceras Teichert et al. p. 249 |
| 2002 | Dolorthoceras 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!
