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Enoploceras ✝
| Description | Enoploceras is a Tainoceratid genus, a nautiloid cephalopod in the order Nautilida, known from Triassic sediments in Europe, India, Timor, and the state of Idaho. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoploceras, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Tainoceratidae : Enoploceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Enoploceras Hyatt, 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Eastman-Zittel, Text-Book Pal., I, fasc. 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Nautilida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Nautilida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Nautilida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enoploceras |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Enoploceras fischeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Enoploceras plailateratum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Enoploceras planilateratum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Enoploceras wulfeni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Nautilus fischeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nautilus planilateratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nautilus wulfeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleuronautilus newelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1900 | Enoploceras Hyatt in Zittel |
| 1953 | Pleuronautilus (Enoploceras) Kummel p. 41 |
| 1964 | Enoploceras Teichert et al. p. 413 |
| 2002 | Enoploceras Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
