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Trigonoceratidae β
| Description | The Trigonoceratidae is a family of coiled nautiloid cephalopods that lived during the period from the Early Carboniferous (Mississippian) to the Early Permian. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Trigonoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Trigonoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Nautilida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Nautilida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Nautilida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Hyatt. 1884. Genera of fossil cephalopods. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 22:253-338 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aphelaeceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Apogonoceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Aulagonoceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Chouteauoceras β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelonautilus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Diodoceras β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Discitoceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Epistroboceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Imonautilus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Leuroceras β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lispoceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Maccoyoceras β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mesochasmoceras β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pararineceras β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rineceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Stroboceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Subclymenia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Thrincoceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Triboloceras β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 347 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Trigonoceras β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Vestinautilus β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1884 | Trigonoceratidae Hyatt |
| 1894 | Trigonoceratidae Hyatt p. 539 |
| 1964 | Trigonoceratidae Teichert et al. p. 427 |
| 2007 | Trigonoceratidae Niko and Mapes |
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!
