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Pentameroceras

Description

Pentameroceras is a straight to slightly exogastric breviconic oncocerid from the middle Silurian of North America and Europe belonging to the Trimeroceratidae.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4623488https://www.gbif.org/species/4623488
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)13084https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=13084
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Trimeroceratidae : Pentameroceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oncocerida : Trimeroceratidae : Pentameroceras
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderOncocerida
familyTrimeroceratidaeHyatt and Zittel 1900
genusPentamerocerasHyatt 1884
Scientific NamePentameroceras Hyatt, 1884
Name Published InProc. Boston Soc, Nat. Hist., 22
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pentamerocerasgenusbelongs to Trimeroceratidaestated with evidenceTeichert et al., 1964
Pentamerocerasgenusbelongs to Oncoceratidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance443 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance426 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cephalopoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Oncocerida)
Taphonomyaragonite (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
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentameroceras

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pentameroceras cumingsi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1884Pentameroceras Hyatt p. 278
1964Pentameroceras Teichert et al. p. 299
2002Pentameroceras Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Teichert C., Kummel B., et al (1964) Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K 3, 1-519
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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
Proc. Boston Soc, Nat. Hist., 22 - 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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