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Aplococeras smithi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8486361https://www.gbif.org/species/8486361
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)265462https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=265462
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aplococeratidae : Aplococeras : Aplococeras smithi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Aplococeratidae : Aplococeras : Aplococeras smithi
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
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyDanubitoidea
familyAplococeratidaeSpath 1951
genusAplococerasHyatt 1900
speciesAplococeras smithiSilberling & Nichols 1982
Generic NameAplococeras
Scientific NameAplococeras smithi Silberling & Nichols, 1982
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aplococeras smithispeciesbelongs to Aplococerasstated with evidenceSilberling and Nichols, 1982
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ceratitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. J. Silberling and K. M. Nichols. 1982. Middle Triassic Molluscan Fossils of Biostratigraphic Significance from the Humboldt Range, Northwestern Nevada. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1207

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1982Aplococeras smithi Silberling and Nichols p. 52 figs. Pl 21, figs 31-37; text-fig 36

References

Silberling N. J., Nichols K. M. (1982) Middle Triassic Molluscan Fossils of Biostratigraphic Significance from the Humboldt Range, Northwestern Nevada, Geological Survey Professional Paper 1207
N. J. Silberling, K. M. Nichols (1982) Middle Triassic Molluscan Fossils of Biostratigraphic Significance from the Humboldt Range, Northwestern Nevada: Geological Survey Professional Paper - 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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