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Preflorianites ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4623156https://www.gbif.org/species/4623156
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)14336https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14336
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kashmiritidae : Preflorianites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Kashmiritidae : Preflorianites
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
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoideaFrech 1902
familyKashmiritidaeSpath 1934
genusPreflorianitesSpath 1930
Scientific NamePreflorianites Spath, 1930
Name Published InMedd. Grønland, 83
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Preflorianitesgenusbelongs to Flemingitinaestated with evidenceTozer, 1981
Preflorianitesgenusbelongs to Ceratitidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Preflorianitesgenusbelongs to Xenoceltitidaestated with evidenceBrühwiler and Bucher, 2012
Preflorianitesgenusbelongs to Kashmiritidaestated with evidenceBrayard et al., 2013
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance252 - 251 Ma
Phanerozoic
Last Recorded Appearance251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower 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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Preflorianites garbinus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic		251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Preflorianites radians ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		28251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic		251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Preflorianites strongi ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic		251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Preflorianites toulai ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		14251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic		251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1981Preflorianites Tozer p. 89
2002Preflorianites Sepkoski, Jr.
2012Preflorianites Brühwiler and Bucher p. 15
2013Preflorianites Brayard et al. p. 161
2014Preflorianites Shigeta and Nguyen p. 66

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
Brühwiler T., Bucher H. (2012) Systematic palaeontology, in Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoid faunas from exotic blocks from Oman: taxonomy and biochronology, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 296, 3-107
Brayard A., Bylund K. G., et al (2013) Systematic paleontology, in Smithian ammonoid faunas from Utah: implications for Early Triassic biostratigraphy, correlation and basinal paleogeography, Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 132
Shigeta Y., Nguyen H. D. (2014) Cephalopods, Olenekian (Early Triassic) stratigraphy and fossil assemblages in northeastern Vietnam. National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs 45, 65-167
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
Medd. Grønland, 83 - 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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