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Reticycloceras ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae : Reticycloceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Spyroceratidae : Reticycloceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Reticycloceras Gordon, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Paleont. 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 345 - 345 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 323 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cycloceras sequoyahensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Reticycloceras croneisi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Reticycloceras girtyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Reticycloceras peytonense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Reticycloceras sequoyahense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Reticycloceras Gordon p. 134 |
| 1964 | Reticycloceras Teichert et al. p. 250 |
| 2002 | Reticycloceras 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!
