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Lobites ✝
| Description | Lobites is a fossil genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lobitidae : Lobites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Lobitidae : Lobites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lobites Mojsisovics, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Abh. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien, 6 (1), Heft 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 237 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | E. von Mojsisovics. 1875. Das Gebirge um Hallstatt. Eine geologisch-paläontologische Studie aus den Alpen. 1 Teil, Die Mollusken-Faunen der Zlambach- und Hallstätter-Schichten. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 6(1):83-174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lobites (Paralobites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites beneckei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites carinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobites delphinocephalus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites ellipticoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites ellipticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites fraasi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Lobites fuchsi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites gargantua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobites karreri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites kolymensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Lobites lens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites nautilinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobites pacianus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Lobites philippii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites pisiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobites pisum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobites pompeckji ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites procheilus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites schloenbachi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites subellipticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites transitorius ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites waageni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lobites zephyrius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1875 | Lobites von Mojsisovics p. 155 |
| 1951 | Lobites Spath p. 124 |
| 1981 | Lobites Tozer p. 97 |
| 1994 | Lobites Tozer p. 211 |
| 2002 | Lobites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
