Description | Kozhimitidae is one of nine families of the Pericycloidea superfamily. They are an extinct group of ammonoid, which are shelled cephalopods related to squids, belemnites, octopuses, and cuttlefish, and more distantly to the nautiloids.
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Source Data | |
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Rank | family |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kozhimitidae |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Kozhimitidae |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Scientific Name | Kozhimitidae |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Kozhimitidae | family | belongs to Pericyclaceae | stated with evidence | Korn, 2006 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) |
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Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Goniatitida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Korn. 2006. Paleozoic ammonoid classification. |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozhimitidae |
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