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Knightoceras ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Koninckioceratidae : Knightoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Knightoceras Miller & Owen, 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Univ. Iowa Studies, 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 347 - 331 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Knightoceras abundum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Knightoceras kempae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Knightoceras lena ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Knightoceras oxylobatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Knightoceras pattoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Knightoceras patulum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Knightoceras subcariniferum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Liroceras patulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nautilus subcariniferus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1934 | Knightoceras Miller and Owen |
| 1964 | Knightoceras Teichert et al. p. 426 |
| 2002 | Knightoceras 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!
