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Retroclitendoceras

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4625063https://www.gbif.org/species/4625063
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)12789https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=12789
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Proterocameroceratidae : Retroclitendoceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endocerida : Proterocameroceratidae : Retroclitendoceras
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEndoceridaHyatt in Zittel 1900
familyProterocameroceratidaeKobayashi 1937
genusRetroclitendocerasFlower 1956
Scientific NameRetroclitendoceras Flower, 1956
Name Published InJ. Paleont. 30
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Retroclitendocerasgenusbelongs to Proterocameroceratidaestated with evidenceTeichert et al., 1964
Retroclitendocerasgenusbelongs to Endoceridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 468 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Endocerida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Endocerida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Endocerida)
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
Retroclitendoceras depressum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Retroclitendoceras Flower
1964Retroclitendoceras Teichert et al. p. 170
2002Retroclitendoceras Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Teichert C., Kummel B., et al (1964) Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K 3, 1-519
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
J. Paleont. 30 - 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
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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