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Choanoceratidae ✝
| Description | The Choanoceratidae is a small, mono-generic, family of extinct orthoceratoid cephalopods in the order Orthocerida that lived in what would be Europe during the middle Silurian from 428.2—426.2 mya, existing for approximately 2 million years. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choanoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Choanoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Choanoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Choanoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Teichert, B. Kummel, and WC Sweet, HB Stenzel, WM Furnish, BF Glenister, HK Erben, RC Moore, DE Nodine Zeller. 1964. Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K(3):1-519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choanoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Choanoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1932 | Choanoceratidae Miller |
| 1962 | Choanoceratidae Flower p. 276 |
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!
