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Pseudotirolitidae ✝
| Description | Pseudotirolitidae is an extinct family of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonite subclass in the order Ceratitida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotirolitidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pseudotirolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Pseudotirolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudotirolitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotirolitidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chaotianoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Dushanoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Pachydiscoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Pernodoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Pseudotirolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 165 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Schizoloboceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Trigonogastrites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1965 | Pseudotirolitidae Zhao |
| 1981 | Pseudotirolitidae Tozer |
| 2006 | Pseudotirolitidae Korn |
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!
