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Masonoceras kentuckiense

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4947463https://www.gbif.org/species/4947463
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)64076https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64076
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Masonoceras : Masonoceras kentuckiense
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Karagandoceratidae : Masonoceras : Masonoceras kentuckiense
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderTornoceratinaWedekind 1918
superfamilyKaragandoceratoideaLibrovich 1957
familyKaragandoceratidae
genusMasonocerasWork and Manger 2002
speciesMasonoceras kentuckienseWork & Manger 2002
Generic NameMasonoceras
Scientific NameMasonoceras kentuckiense Work & Manger, 2002
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Masonoceras kentuckiensespeciesbelongs to Masonocerasstated without evidenceWork and Manger, 2002
Masonoceras kentuckiensespeciesbelongs to Masonocerasstated with evidenceWork and Mason, 2005
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance354 - 345 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance354 - 345 Ma
Carboniferous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Goniatitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. M. Work and W. L. Manger. 2002. Masonoceras, a new karagandoceratid ammonoid from the lower Mississippian (Lower Osagean) of Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 76(3):574-577

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Masonoceras kentuckiense Work and Manger pp. 575, 576, 577 figs. 4, 5
2005Masonoceras kentuckiense Work and Mason p. 723 figs. 5.3-5.6, 5.10, 5.11, 8

References

Work D. M., Manger W. L. (2002) Masonoceras, a new karagandoceratid ammonoid from the lower Mississippian (Lower Osagean) of Kentucky, Journal of Paleontology 76 3, 574-577
Work D. M., Mason C. E. (2005) Mississippian (Early Osagean) Cave Run Lake ammonoid fauna, Borden Formation, northeastern Kentucky, Journal of Paleontology 79 4, 719-725
D. M. Work, C. E. Mason (2005) Mississippian (Early Osagean) Cave Run Lake ammonoid fauna, Borden Formation, northeastern Kentucky: Journal of Paleontology 4: 719--725 - via Catalogue of Life
D. M. Work, W. L. Manger (2002) Masonoceras, a new karagandoceratid ammonoid from the lower Mississippian (Lower Osagean) of Kentucky: Journal of Paleontology 3: 574--577 - via Catalogue of Life
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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