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Gastrioceras williamsi

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Gastrioceras williamsi was named by Miller and Cline (1934). Its type specimen is USGS 1725 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 981, Layland tunnel, Sublette Range, which is in a Roadian offshore shale in the Phosphoria Formation of Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Gastrioceras williamsi Miller and Cline p. 301 figs. Pl 39, figs 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGastrioceratoidea()
familyGastrioceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusGastriocerasHyatt 1884
specieswilliamsi

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.

Gastrioceras williamsi Miller and Cline 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height311.0--11.0-
shell diameter326.023.032.523.45.37
shell inflation35.50--5.50-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) Gastrioceras sp. (type locality: 108904)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Idaho) Gastrioceras williamsi (113056)