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Tainoceratidae ✝

Description

Tainoceratidae is a family of late Paleozoic and Triassic nautiloids that are a part of the order Nautilida, characterized by large, generally evolute shells with quadrate to rectangular whorl sections. Shells may bear ribs or nodes, or both.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4624361https://www.gbif.org/species/4624361
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)82009https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=82009
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Tainoceratidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea
familyTainoceratidaeHyatt 1883
Scientific NameTainoceratidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Tainoceratidaefamilybelongs to Tainocerataceaestated with evidenceTeichert et al., 1964
Tainoceratidaefamilybelongs to Nautilidastated without evidenceChirat, 2006
Tainoceratidaefamilybelongs to Trigonoceratoideastated with evidenceNiko and Mapes, 2016
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)233
First Recorded Appearance326 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Nautilida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Nautilida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Nautilida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. Chirat, D. Vaslet, and Y.-M. Le Nindre. 2006. Nautiloids of the Permian-Triassic Khuff Formation, central Saudi Arabia. GeoArabia 11(1):81-92
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainoceratidae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Anoploceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
7251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Anthodiscoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Araxonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4279 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Arctonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
22247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Aulametacoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8279 Ma
Permian
247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Clavinautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1254 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Cooperoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4303 Ma
Carboniferous
272 Ma
Permian
Encoiloceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
7247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Enoploceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Eulomacoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5260 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Germanonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
112260 Ma
Permian
209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Grumantoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Gzheloceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
19345 Ma
Carboniferous
269 Ma
Permian
Hefengnautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1272 Ma
Permian
272 Ma
Permian
Hexagonites ✝
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Holconautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3265 Ma
Permian
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lichuanoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Lirometacoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3254 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Meixianlingites ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Metacoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
90326 Ma
Carboniferous
254 Ma
Permian
Mojsvaroceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
13247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
232 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neoclavinautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1254 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Neotainoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
7254 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Nodonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Nodopleuroceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3254 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Parametacoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
7314 Ma
Carboniferous
254 Ma
Permian
Paratainoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Paratainonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1254 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Phaedrysmocheilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
63251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Phloioceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4237 Ma
Middle Triassic
222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pleuronautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
105304 Ma
Carboniferous
212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pseudometacoceras ✝
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Pseudotemnocheilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8290 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Seironautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Siamnautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1254 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Sibyllonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
30247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sinotitanoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1279 Ma
Permian
279 Ma
Permian
Tainionautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
10260 Ma
Permian
251 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Tainoceras ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
78304 Ma
Carboniferous
254 Ma
Permian
Tanchiashanites ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1279 Ma
Permian
279 Ma
Permian
Tirolonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
12260 Ma
Permian
254 Ma
Permian
Trachynautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tylonautilus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
22345 Ma
Carboniferous
254 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1883Tainoceratidae Hyatt
1964Tainoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 413
2006Tainoceratidae Chirat p. 86
2016Tainoceratidae Niko and Mapes p. 73

References

Chirat R., Vaslet D., et al (2006) Nautiloids of the Permian-Triassic Khuff Formation, central Saudi Arabia, GeoArabia 11 1, 81-92
Teichert C., Kummel B., et al (1964) Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K 3, 1-519
Chirat R. (2006) Systematic palaeontology, in Nautiloids of the Permian-Triassic Khuff Formation, central Saudi Arabia, GeoArabia 11, 86-88
Niko S., Mapes R. H. (2016) Late Carboniferous coiled nautiloids from the Lost Branch Formation of Oklahoma, midcontinent North America, Paleontological Research 20, 73-79
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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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