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Pseudorthoceratidae ✝
| Description | Pseudorthoceratidae is an extinct family of actively mobile aquatic carnivorous cephalopods belonging to the subclass Orthoceratoidea endemic to what would be North America, Asia, and Europe during the Silurian living from 460.5—251 Ma, existing for approximately 209.5 million years. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudorthoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Pseudorthoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudorthoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | M. Gordon, Jr. 1964. Carboniferous Cephalopods of Arkansas. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 460:1-322 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudorthoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cayutoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pseudactinoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pseudorthoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 195 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Bradfordoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Buchanoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Cayutoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dinocycloceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Euloxoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Geidoloceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Hebetorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 306 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Malgaoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Mitorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 306 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mongoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Mooreoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Neocycloceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Probatoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pseudorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 190 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Reticycloceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 50 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Simorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Spyroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 168 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Subdoloceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Subormoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 423 Ma Silurian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Uralorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 290 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Shikanoceratidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Shikanoceratidae |
| Mooreoceratidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Mooreoceratidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Pseudorthoceratidae Flower and Caster |
| 1954 | Mooreoceratidae Shimanskiy p. 119 |
| 1956 | Shikanoceratidae Shimansky |
| 1964 | Pseudorthoceratidae Sweet |
| 1964 | Pseudorthoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 242 |
| 1967 | Pseudorthoceratidae Miagkova |
| 1968 | Pseudorthoceratidae Barskov |
| 1995 | Pseudorthoceratidae Frey p. P41 |
| 2005 | Pseudorthoceratidae Kröger and Mapes |
| 2008 | Pseudorthoceratidae Kröger |
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!
