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Girtyoceras hamiltonense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Girtyoceras hamiltonense was named by Korn and Titus (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hamilton Canyon, 07NVWP-3, which is in a Brigantian deep-water shale/limestone in the Chainman Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Girtyoceras hamiltonense Korn and Titus
2015Girtyoceras hamiltonense Korn and Titus p. 87 fig. 5

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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
specieshamiltonense

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 hamiltonense Korn and Titus 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.676.9010.98.902.83
shell diameter218.014.821.918.45.02
shell inflation23.853.704.003.850.212

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: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Nevada) Girtyoceras hamiltonense (134449 type locality: 134450 134451 134648)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Texas) Girtyoceras hamiltonense (169946 169947)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Utah) Girtyoceras hamiltonense (134605 134614)