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Mullericeras

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8529753https://www.gbif.org/species/8529753
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)180588https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=180588
Rankgenus
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)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMullericeratidaeWare et al. 2011
genusMullericerasWare Jenks Hautmann & Bucher
Scientific NameMullericeras Ware, Jenks, Hautmann & Bucher
Name Published InArticle title: Dienerian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from the Candelaria Hills (Nevada, USA) and their significance for palaeobiogeography and palaeoceanography.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Mullericerasgenusbelongs to Mullericeratidaestated with evidenceWare et al., 2011
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)6
First Recorded Appearance252 - 251 Ma
Phanerozoic
Last Recorded Appearance252 - 251 Ma
Phanerozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Mullericeras ensanus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1252 Ma
Permian
252 Ma
Permian
Mullericeras fergusoni
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1252 Ma
Permian
252 Ma
Permian
Mullericeras gujiaoense
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4252 Ma
Permian
252 Ma
Permian
Mullericeras spitiense
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
6252 Ma
Permian
252 Ma
Permian
Mullericeras spitiensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Mullericeras vidharba
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2011Mullericeras Ware et al.
2017Mullericeras Zhang et al. p. 659
2018Mullericeras Dai et al. p. 61

References

Ware D., Jenks J. F., et al (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
Zhang C., Bucher H., et al (2017) Griesbachian and Dienerian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from Qubu in the Mt. Everest area, southern Tibet, Palaeoworld 26, 650-662
Dai X., Song H. J., et al (2018) A new Griesbachian–Dienerian (Induan, Early Triassic) ammonoid fauna from Gujiao, South China, Journal of Paleontology 93, 48-71
Article title: Dienerian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from the Candelaria Hills (Nevada, USA) and their significance for palaeobiogeography and palaeoceanography. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Jul 2012) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Swiss Journal of Geosciences 104. - 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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