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Agathiceras contractum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8645685https://www.gbif.org/species/8645685
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)238572https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=238572
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Agathiceratidae : Agathiceras : Agathiceras contractum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Agathiceratidae : Agathiceras : Agathiceras contractum
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
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyAgathiceratoideaArthaber 1911
familyAgathiceratidaeArthaber 1911
genusAgathicerasGemmellaro 1887
speciesAgathiceras contractumPlummer & Scott 1937
Generic NameAgathiceras
Scientific NameAgathiceras contractum Plummer & Scott, 1937
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Agathiceras contractumspeciesbelongs to Agathicerasstated with evidencePlummer and Scott, 1937
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance290 - 279 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance290 - 279 Ma
Permian
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Goniatitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. B. Plummer and G. Scott. 1937. Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3701:1-516

Fossil Distribution

References

Plummer F. B., Scott G. (1937) Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas, The University of Texas Bulletin 3701, 1-516
F. B. Plummer, G. Scott (1937) Upper Paleozoic ammonites in Texas: The University of Texas Bulletin: 1--516 - 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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