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Metadinarites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4622752https://www.gbif.org/species/4622752
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)14233https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14233
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aplococeratidae : Metadinarites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Aplococeratidae : Metadinarites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea
familyAplococeratidaeSpath 1951
genusMetadinaritesSpath 1951
Scientific NameMetadinarites Spath, 1951
Name Published InCatalogue of the fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). Part IV. The Ammonoidea of the Trias, -.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Metadinaritesgenusbelongs to Aplococeratidaestated with evidenceSpath, 1951
Metadinaritesgenusbelongs to Ceratitidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ceratitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. F. Spath. 1951. Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History), Part V, The Ammonoidea of the Trias (II)

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Metadinarites desertorus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1951Metadinarites Spath p. 37
1981Metadinarites Tozer p. 95
2002Metadinarites Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Spath L. F. (1951) , Catalogue of the Fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History), Part V, The Ammonoidea of the Trias (II), 1-228
Tozer E. T. (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, 66-100
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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
Tozer, 1971 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Catalogue of the fossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). Part IV. The Ammonoidea of the Trias, -. - 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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