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Harpoceras ✝
| Description | Harpoceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod belonging to the family Hildoceratidae. These cephalopods existed in the Jurassic period, during Toarcian age from Falciferum zone to Commune subzone of Bifrons zone. They were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpoceras, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae : Harpoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae : Harpoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Harpoceras Waagen, 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geogn.-pal. Beitr., 2: 245, 250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 156 - 145 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpoceras |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Harpoceras (Harpoceras) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 217 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Harpoceras (Maconiceras) soloniacense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Harpoceras didieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras eseri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Harpoceras falciferum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras gautieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras inclytum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras jolyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras kiliani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras kisslingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras lassum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras mediterraneum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras nitescens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Harpoceras pseudoserpentinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras rulleaui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras serpentinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras soloniacense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras strangewaysi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras subexaratum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Harpoceras subplanatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Falcifericeras Breistroffer, 1949 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae : Falcifericeras |
| Gallitellia Venturi & Ferri, 2001 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hildoceratidae : Gallitellia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1878 | Lioceras Bayle |
| 1887 | Ammonites (Harpoceras) Denckmann |
| 1926 | Maconiceras Buckman |
| 1927 | Tardarpoceras Buckman |
| 1949 | Falcifericeras Breistroffer |
| 1970 | Kolymoceras Dagis |
| 1973 | Harpoceras Guex p. 500 |
| 1993 | Harpoceras Arthur et al. p. 29 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2001 | Gallitellia Venturi and Ferri |
| 2002 | Glyptarpites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Harpoceras Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Harpoceratoides Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Phaularpites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Harpoceras (Maconiceras) Bécaud p. 65 |
| 2007 | Harpoceras Stevens p. 377 |
| 2013 | Harpoceras Howarth p. 74 |
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!
