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Sphaerorthoceratidae ✝
| Description | Sphaeorthoceratidae is an extinct family of orthocone cephalopods that lived in the Paleozoic Era. They were similar to the nautiloid Michelinoceras in the apex, but had shorter necks to their septa that were orthochoanitic or suborthochoanitic. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerorthoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Sphaerorthoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Orthocerida : Sphaerorthoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sphaerorthoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 431 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 376 - 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Orthocerida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Kröger. 2008. Nautiloids before and during the ammonoid origin in a Siluro–Devonian section of the Tafilalt (Morocco). Special Papers in Palaeontology 79:1-110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaerorthoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Akrosphaeorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Akrosphaerorthoceras ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 433 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Akrosphaerorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hemicosmorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 433 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Parasphaerorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 433 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Plagiostomoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 443 Ma Silurian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Sphaerorthoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 433 Ma Silurian | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Sphaerorthoceratidae Ristedt |
| 2008 | Sphaerorthoceratidae Kröger |
References
| Kröger B. (2008) Nautiloids before and during the ammonoid origin in a Siluro–Devonian section of the Tafilalt (Morocco), Special Papers in Palaeontology 79, 1-110 |
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!
