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Gorbyoceras tetreauense

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Taxonomy
Gorbyoceras tetreauense was named by Wilson (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. geronticum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Gorbyoceras tetreauense Wilson p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderOrthoceridaKuhn 1940
familyProteoceratidae
genusGorbyocerasShimizu and Obata 1935
speciestetreauenseWilson 1961

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Gorbyoceras tetreauense Wilson 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:35:22
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:56:59
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Gorbyoceras tetreauense (27426 27489 27494)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Gorbyoceras tetreauense (87821 87843)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Gorbyoceras tetreauense (87820)