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Puncticeras ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cheiloceratidae : Puncticeras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Cheiloceratidae : Puncticeras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Puncticeras Beck, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 155, 1 Marz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 376 - 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 372 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Goniatitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Korn. 2006. Paleozoic ammonoid classification. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cheiloceras ajense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheiloceras anumbilicatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheiloceras lagowiense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheiloceras pompeckji species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheiloceras semiinversum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheiloceras sublagowiense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cheiloceras ultimum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Puncticeras ajense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Puncticeras anumbilicatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Puncticeras gastriforme ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Puncticeras lagowiense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Puncticeras ovatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Puncticeras pompeckji ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Puncticeras schmidti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Puncticeras semiinversum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Puncticeras sublagowiense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Puncticeras ultimum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1993 | Cheiloceras (Puncticeras) Becker |
| 1993 | Puncticeras Becker |
| 2002 | Puncticeras Korn and Klug p. 175 |
| 2006 | Puncticeras Korn |
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!
