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Mimosphinctaceae ✝
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| Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Agoniatitida : Mimosphinctaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 393 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Korn. 2006. Paleozoic ammonoid classification. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mimoceratidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Mimosphinctidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 81 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Teicherticeratidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1953 | Mimosphinctaceae Erben |
| 2002 | Mimosphinctaceae Korn and Klug p. 57 |
| 2006 | Mimosphinctaceae Korn |
| 2013 | Mimosphinctaceae De Baets et al. p. 149 |
| 2016 | Mimosphinctaceae Ubelacker et al. p. 203 |
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!
