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Girtyoceras primum

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Girtyoceras primum was named by Korn and Titus (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is South Burbank Hills, bed 6, which is in an Asbian offshore ramp shale/limestone in the Chainman Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Girtyoceras primum Korn and Titus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGirtyocerataceaeWedekind 1918
familyGirtyoceratidaeWedekind 1918
genusGirtyocerasWedekind 1918
speciesprimum

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.

Girtyoceras primum Korn and Titus 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9USA (Utah) Girtyoceras primum (134501 134502 134606 type locality: 134609 134610 134617)