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Aktastioceras nishikawai ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8624875https://www.gbif.org/species/8624875
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)198314https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=198314
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Parabactritidae : Aktastioceras : Aktastioceras nishikawai
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bactritida : Parabactritidae : Aktastioceras : Aktastioceras nishikawai
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassBactritoideaShimanskiy 1951
orderBactritidaShimanskiy 1951
familyParabactritidaeShimanskiy 1948
genusAktastiocerasShimanskiy 1948
speciesAktastioceras nishikawaiNiko et al. 1993
Generic NameAktastioceras
Scientific NameAktastioceras nishikawai Niko et al., 1993
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aktastioceras nishikawaispeciesbelongs to Aktastiocerasstated with evidenceNiko et al., 1993
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cephalopoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Cephalopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. Niko, T. Nishida, and T. Hamada. 1993. Aktastioceras nishikawai n sp, a first Permian bactritoid cephalopod from Japan. Journal of Paleontology 67:314-316

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1993Aktastioceras nishikawai Niko et al. p. 314 fig. 2

References

Niko S., Nishida T., et al (1993) Aktastioceras nishikawai n sp, a first Permian bactritoid cephalopod from Japan, Journal of Paleontology 67, 314-316
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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