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Beyrichites

Description

Beyrichites is an extinct genus in the ammonoids cephalopod, order Ceratitida from the Lower and Middle Triassic of southern Europe, Asia, and western North America.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4623103https://www.gbif.org/species/4623103
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)14058https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14058
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ceratitidae : Beyrichites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Beyrichites
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
superfamilyCeratitoidea
familyCeratitidaeMojsisovics 1879
subfamilyBeyrichitinaeSpath 1934
genusBeyrichitesWaagen 1895
Scientific NameBeyrichites Waagen, 1895
Name Published InPalaeont. Indica, (13) 2
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Beyrichitesgenusbelongs to Beyrichitinaestated with evidenceTozer, 1981
Beyrichitesgenusbelongs to Ceratitidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Beyrichitesgenusbelongs to Beyrichitinaestated with evidenceVörös, 2018
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)13
First Recorded Appearance251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance247 - 222 Ma
Triassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ceratitida)
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/Beyrichites

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Beyrichites affinis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites beneckei
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
23247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites bittneri
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites kesava
species
listed (PBDB)1247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites khanikofi
species
listed (PBDB)5247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites laurae
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites maturus
species
listed (PBDB)1247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites proximus
species
listed (PBDB)1247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites reuttensis
species
listed (PBDB)5247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites rudra
species
listed (PBDB)1247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites splendens
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Beyrichites tenuis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Beyrichites yuati
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Meekoceras maturum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1895Beyrichites Waagen
1981Beyrichites Tozer p. 92
2002Beyrichites Sepkoski, Jr.
2018Beyrichites Vörös p. 48

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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
Vörös A. (2018) The Upper Anisian ammonoids of the Balaton Highland (Hungary), Geologica Hungarica, Series Palaeontologica 60, 1-241
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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
Palaeont. Indica, (13) 2 - 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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