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Stroboceras gordoni

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Epistroboceratidae

Taxonomy
Stroboceras gordoni was named by Niko and Mapes (2005) [Stroboceras cf. S. sulcatum (Sowerby). Gordon, 1964, p. 145, pl. 11, fig. 4, text-fig. 21A.]. Its type specimen is OUZC 5104, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 1. Lick Mountain., which is in a Chesterian reef, buildup or bioherm grainstone/packstone in the Pitkin Formation of Arkansas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Stroboceras gordoni Niko and Mapes pp. 239 – 240 figs. 2.9, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderDomatoceratina
superfamilySubclymenioideaShimansky 1962
familyEpistroboceratidae
genusStroboceras
speciesgordoni

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.

Stroboceras gordoni Niko and Mapes 2005
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Niko and R. H. Mapes 2005Species of Stroboceras with width/height ratios of 0.72–0.76 in adoral whorl, two bilaterally symmetrical lateral ridges, and weak nodes at intersections of ridges and growth lines; lg 2 (second lateral groove; see the description for its detailed definition) narrow; ventrolateral saddles in peristome have very shallow bilobate rim; a siphuncular position ratio of approximately 0.23.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Chesterian or 335.40000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Stroboceras gordoni (type locality: 79624 79627)