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Gastrioceras richthofeni

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae

Taxonomy
Gastrioceras richthofeni was named by Frech (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mingshan Coalfield, Loping Area, which is in a Lopingian carbonate limestone in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. coronatum, G. crenulatum, G. subcrenatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Gastrioceras richthofeni Frech p. 105 figs. Pl 16, fig 4

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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
speciesrichthofeni

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: 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: Lopingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Jiangxi) Nautilus sp. (type locality: 109628)