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Mitorthoceras crebriliratum

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras crebriliratum was named by Girty (1909). Its type locality is USGS 2078 green, McAlester quad, which is in a Brigantian marine shale in the Caney Formation of Oklahoma.

It was recombined as Mitorthoceras crebriliratum by Gordon (1964) and Kröger and Mapes (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Orthoceras crebriliratum Girty
1964Mitorthoceras crebriliratum Gordon p. 122 figs. Pl 7, figs 19,20,28
2005Mitorthoceras crebriliratum Kröger and Mapes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusMitorthocerasGordon 1960
speciescrebriliratum(Girty 1909)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 336.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Oklahoma) Mitorthoceras crebriliratum (157699 160508) Orthoceras crebriliratum (160480 160481)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Arkansas) Mitorthoceras crebriliratum (158016 160478) Orthoceras crebriliratum (157693)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Oklahoma) Mitorthoceras crebriliratum (160488)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) Mitorthoceras crebriliratum (84400 84404 157683 157684 157685 157933 157949)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Arkansas) Mitorthoceras crebriliratum (157941 157943)