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Stacheoceras mirificum ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8510442https://www.gbif.org/species/8510442
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)175299https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=175299
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vidrioceratidae : Stacheoceras : Stacheoceras mirificum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Vidrioceratidae : Stacheoceras : Stacheoceras mirificum
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
superfamilyCycloloboidea
familyVidrioceratidaePlummer and Scott 1937
subfamilyNeostacheoceratinaeToumansky 1939
genusStacheocerasGemmellaro 1887
speciesStacheoceras mirificumZheng & Chen 1979
Generic NameStacheoceras
Scientific NameStacheoceras mirificum Zheng & Chen, 1979
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Stacheoceras mirificumspeciesbelongs to Stacheocerasstated with evidenceZheng and Chen, 1979
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance269 - 260 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance269 - 260 Ma
Permian
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Goniatitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)Z. G. Zheng and G. L. Chen. 1979. Cephalopod taxonomic names. Paleontological Atlas of Northwest China, Qinghai Volume 1:3-59

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1979Stacheoceras mirificum Zheng and Chen p. 17 figs. Pl 2, figs 1,2,16,17,21,22; text-fig 6b,c

References

Zheng Z. G., Chen G. L. (1979) Cephalopod taxonomic names, Paleontological Atlas of Northwest China, Qinghai Volume 1, 3-59
Z. G. Zheng, G. L. Chen (1979) Cephalopod taxonomic names: Paleontological Atlas of Northwest China, Qinghai Volume: 3--59 - 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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