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Zittelloceras ✝
| Description | Zittelloceras is an extinct genus of nauiloids from the order Oncocerida which are among a large group of once diverse and numerous shelled cephalopods, now represented by only a handful of species. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zittelloceras, 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 : Oncoceratidae : Zittelloceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oncocerida : Oncoceratidae : Zittelloceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Zittelloceras Hyatt, 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Oncocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Oncocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zittelloceras |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyrtoceras hitzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zitteloceras costatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Zitteloceras hitzi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Zitteloceras praecedens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Zitteloceras Hyatt, 1884 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oncoceratidae : Zitteloceras |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1884 | Zittelloceras Hyatt p. 284 |
| 1952 | Zitteloceras Flower p. 50 |
| 1964 | Zittelloceras Teichert et al. p. 288 |
| 2002 | Zittelloceras 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!
