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Goniatites sowerbyi

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Goniatitidae

Taxonomy
Goniatites sowerbyi was named by Korn and Titus (2011). It is not extant. Its type locality is Trough Springs Canyon, 93NVLI-3, which is in a Brigantian deep-water shale/limestone in the Chainman Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. lepidus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Goniatites sowerbyi Korn and Titus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
familyGoniatitidaeHaan 1825
genusGoniatitesHaan 1825
speciessowerbyi

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.

†Goniatites sowerbyi 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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Brigantian or 339.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9USA (Utah) Goniatites sowerbyi (134604 134645)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Utah) Goniatites sowerbyi (134614)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Nevada) Goniatites sowerbyi (134450 type locality: 134452)