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Maxigoniatites ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4625937	https://www.gbif.org/species/4625937
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	92966	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=92966

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Maxigoniatitidae : Maxigoniatites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Maxigoniatitidae : Maxigoniatites

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Goniatitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Goniatitina	Hyatt 1884
superfamily	Pericycloidea
family	Maxigoniatitidae	Korn et al. 1999
genus	Maxigoniatites	Korn Klug & Mapes 1999

Scientific Name

Maxigoniatites Korn, Klug & Mapes, 1999

Name Published In

Abh Geol Bundesanst (Vienna) 54, Oktober

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Maxigoniatites	genus	belongs to Maxigoniatitidae	stated with evidence	Korn et al., 1999

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

339 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous

Last Recorded Appearance

339 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous

Motility

fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Ammonoidea)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Goniatitida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

D. Korn, C. Klug, and R. Mapes. 1999. Viséan and Early Namurian Ammonoids from the Tafilalt (Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco). Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 54:345-375

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Maxigoniatites araneus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Maxigoniatites globostriatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	339 Ma Carboniferous	339 Ma Carboniferous
Maxigoniatites globstriatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Maxigoniatites mempeli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Maxigoniatites saourensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	339 Ma Carboniferous	339 Ma Carboniferous
Maxigoniatites tafilaltensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	339 Ma Carboniferous	339 Ma Carboniferous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1999	Maxigoniatites Korn et al. p. 350
2006	Maxigoniatites Korn
2009	Maxigoniatites Furnish et al. p. 35

References

Korn D., Klug C., et al (1999) Viséan and Early Namurian Ammonoids from the Tafilalt (Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco), Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 54, 345-375

Korn D. (2006) Paleozoic ammonoid classification

Furnish W. M., Glenister B. F., et al (2009) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Revised: Mollusca 4, Volume 2: Carboniferous and Permian Ammonoidea (Goniatitida and Prolecanitida), 1-258

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

Abh Geol Bundesanst (Vienna) 54, Oktober - 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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