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Nielsenoceras

Description

Nielsenoceras is monotypic Paraceltitid genus of ammonoid from the Middle Permian, Capitanian, that is known from sediments in west Texas. The genus is distinguished by exceptionally broad prongs of the ventral lobe and by the presence of a shallow groove on the outer flanks.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4623016https://www.gbif.org/species/4623016
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)14262https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14262
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paraceltitidae : Nielsenoceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Paraceltitidae : Nielsenoceras
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
suborderParaceltitinaShevyrev 1968
superfamilyXenodiscoideaFrech 1902
familyParaceltitidaeSpath 1930
genusNielsenocerasFurnish 1966
Scientific NameNielsenoceras Furnish, 1966
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Nielsenocerasgenusbelongs to Ceratitidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Nielsenocerasgenusbelongs to Paraceltitidaestated with evidenceKorn, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance269 - 265 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance265 - 260 Ma
Permian
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ceratitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsenoceras

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Nielsenoceras skinneri
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4269 Ma
Permian
265 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1966Nielsenoceras Furnish
2002Nielsenoceras Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Nielsenoceras Korn

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Korn D. (2006) Paleozoic ammonoid classification
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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