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Austrotrachyceras

Description

Austrotrachyceras is a genus belonging to the extinct subclass of cephalopods known as ammonites. Specifically it belongs in the order Ceratitida.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4623338https://www.gbif.org/species/4623338
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)100981https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=100981
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Trachyceratidae : Austrotrachyceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Trachyceratidae : Austrotrachyceras
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
superfamilyTrachyceratoidea
familyTrachyceratidaeHaug 1894
subfamilyTrachyceratinaeHaug 1894
genusAustrotrachycerasKrystyn 1978
Scientific NameAustrotrachyceras Krystyn, 1978
Name Published InSchriftenreihe erdwiss. Komm. ost. Akad. Wiss. 4
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Austrotrachycerasgenusbelongs to Trachyceratidaestated with evidenceTozer, 1981
Austrotrachycerasgenusbelongs to Trachyceratinaestated with evidenceTozer, 1994
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance235 - 232 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance235 - 232 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (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
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrotrachyceras

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Austrotrachyceras obesum
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1978Austrotrachyceras Krystyn
1981Austrotrachyceras Tozer p. 96
1994Austrotrachyceras Tozer p. 168

References

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
Tozer E. T. (1994) Canadian Triassic Ammonoid Faunas, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 467, 1-663
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
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Schriftenreihe erdwiss. Komm. ost. Akad. Wiss. 4 - 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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