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Dimeroceras

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4624055https://www.gbif.org/species/4624055
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)13677https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=13677
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Dimeroceratidae : Dimeroceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Dimeroceratidae : Dimeroceras
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
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyDimeroceratoideaHyatt 1884
familyDimeroceratidaeHyatt 1884
subfamilyDimeroceratinaeHyatt 1884
genusDimerocerasHyatt 1884
Scientific NameDimeroceras Hyatt, 1884
Name Published InProc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 22
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Dimerocerasgenusbelongs to Goniatitidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Dimerocerasgenusbelongs to Dimeroceratinaestated with evidenceKorn, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)6
First Recorded Appearance376 - 371 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance371 - 359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Goniatitida)
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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Dimeroceras bredelarense
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3376 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dimeroceras globosum
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1371 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
371 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dimeroceras mamilliferum
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5376 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dimeroceras padbergense
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4376 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
371 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dimeroceras petterae
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
13376 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Dimeroceras rotundum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Dimeroceras Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Dimeroceras 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
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
Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 22 - 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
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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