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Kotoceras ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endoceratidae : Kotoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endocerida : Endoceratidae : Kotoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Kotoceras Kobayashi, 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Fac. Sci. imp. Univ. Tokyo, (2)3: 391 (conserved under the plenary power) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 466 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 89.8 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Endocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Endocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Endocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. Kobayashi. 1934. The Cambro-Ordovician formations and faunas of south Chosen. Paleontology. Part I. Middle Ordovician faunas. Journal of the Faculty of Science, the Imperial University of Tokyo, Section 2 3(8):335-519 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Kotoceras frazierense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Kotoceras grabaui ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Kotoceras richardsoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Kotoceras subsugatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Kotoceras typicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vaginoceras grabaui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1934 | Kotoceras Kobayashi |
| 1964 | Kotoceras Teichert et al. p. 174 |
| 2002 | Kotoceras 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!
