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Pentagonoceras ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4627006	https://www.gbif.org/species/4627006
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	14318	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=14318

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pleuronodoceratidae : Pentagonoceras

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Pleuronodoceratidae : Pentagonoceras

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Ammonoidea
order	Ceratitida	Hyatt 1884
suborder	Paraceltitina	Shevyrev 1968
superfamily	Xenodiscoidea	Frech 1902
family	Pleuronodoceratidae	Zhao et al. 1978
genus	Pentagonoceras	Zhao Liang & Zheng 1978

Scientific Name

Pentagonoceras Zhao, Liang & Zheng, 1978

Name Published In

Palaeontologia Sin. (N. S. B) No. 12

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pentagonoceras	genus	belongs to Ceratitida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Pentagonoceras	genus	belongs to Pleuronodoceratidae	stated with evidence	Korn, 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

actively mobile (based on Ceratitida)

Vision

well-developed (based on Cephalopoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Ceratitida)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Ceratitida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. K. Zhao, X. L. Liang, and Z. G. Zheng. 1978. Late Permian cephalopods of south China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series B 154(12):1-194

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Pentagonoceras attenuatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Pentagonoceras chaotianense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Pentagonoceras costatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Pentagonoceras guangyuanense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Pentagonoceras guizhouense ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Pentagonoceras spinosum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1978	Pentagonoceras Zhao et al. p. 156
2002	Pentagonoceras Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Pentagonoceras Korn

References

Zhao J. K., Liang X. L., et al (1978) Late Permian cephalopods of south China, Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series B 154 12, 1-194

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

Palaeontologia Sin. (N. S. B) No. 12 - 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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