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Owenites simplex ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8557898https://www.gbif.org/species/8557898
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)169606https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=169606
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Melagathiceratidae : Owenites : Owenites simplex
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Melagathiceratidae : Owenites : Owenites simplex
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
superfamilyMeekoceratoideaWaagen 1895
familyMelagathiceratidaeTozer 1971
genusOwenitesHyatt and Smith 1905
speciesOwenites simplexWelter 1922
Generic NameOwenites
Scientific NameOwenites simplex Welter, 1922
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Owenites simplexspeciesbelongs to Owenitesstated with evidenceWelter, 1922
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ceratitida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ceratitida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ceratitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)O. A. Welter. 1922. Die Ammoniten der Unteren Trias von Timor. Palaeontologie von Timor 11:83-160

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Owenites kwangsiensis Chao, 1959GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Melagathiceratidae : Owenites : Owenites kwangsiensis
Owenites plicatus Chao, 1959GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Melagathiceratidae : Owenites : Owenites plicatus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1922Owenites simplex Welter
1959Owenites kwangsiensis Chao
1959Owenites plicatus Chao
1968Owenites simplex Kummel p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-9
2008Owenites simplex Brayard and Bucher p. 69 figs. Pl 35, figs 20-22
2010Owenites simplex Brühwiler et al. p. 428 figs. 15.10-15.12
2012Owenites simplex Brühwiler and Bucher p. 46 figs. Pl 24, figs 10-14

References

Welter O. A. (1922) Die Ammoniten der Unteren Trias von Timor, Palaeontologie von Timor 11, 83-160
Kummel B. (1968) Scythian ammonoids from Timor, Breviora, Museum of Comparative Zoology 283, 1-21
Brayard A., Bucher H. (2008) Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoid faunas from northwestern Guangxi (South China): taxonomy and biochronology, Fossils and Strata 55, 1-179
Brühwiler T., Bucher H., et al (2010) Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from Tulong, south Tibet, Geobios 43, 403-431
Brühwiler T., Bucher H. (2012) Systematic palaeontology, in Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoid faunas from exotic blocks from Oman: taxonomy and biochronology, Palaeontographica Abteilung A 296, 3-107
A. Brayard, H. Bucher (2008) Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoid faunas from northwestern Guangxi (South China): taxonomy and biochronology: Fossils and Strata: 1--179 - via Catalogue of Life
T. Brühwiler, H. Bucher, L. Krystyn (2012) Middle and Late Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoids from Spiti, India: Special Papers in Palaeontology: 115--174 - via Catalogue of Life
T. Brühwiler, H. Bucher (2012) Systematic palaeontology, in Smithian (Early Triassic) ammonoid faunas from exotic blocks from Oman: taxonomy and biochronology: Palaeontographica Abteilung A: 3--107 - 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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