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Mullericeras ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Mullericeratidae : Mullericeras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Mullericeratidae : Mullericeras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mullericeras Ware, Jenks, Hautmann & Bucher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Article title: Dienerian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from the Candelaria Hills (Nevada, USA) and their significance for palaeobiogeography and palaeoceanography. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Ware, J. F. Jenks, and M. Hautmann, H. Bucher. 2011. Dienerian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from the Candelaria Hills (Nevada, USA) and their significance for palaeobiogeography and palaeoceanography. Swiss Journal of Geosciences 104:161-181 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mullericeras ensanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Mullericeras fergusoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Mullericeras gujiaoense ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Mullericeras spitiense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
Mullericeras spitiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mullericeras vidharba ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2011 | Mullericeras Ware et al. |
2017 | Mullericeras Zhang et al. p. 659 |
2018 | Mullericeras Dai et al. p. 61 |
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!