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Calygirtyoceras zrigatense

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Girtyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Calygirtyoceras zrigatense was named by Korn and Ebbighausen (2006). Its type specimen is MfN MB.C.9087.1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GI-J, Gara el Itima, which is in an Asbian basinal (siliciclastic) sandstone in the Zrigat Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Calygirtyoceras zrigatense Korn and Ebbighausen p. 16 fig. 11,12

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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
genusCalygirtyoceras
specieszrigatense

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.

Calygirtyoceras zrigatense Korn and Ebbighausen 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height317.414.320.817.73.25
shell diameter340.437.745.039.03.89
shell inflation311.410.112.811.51.35

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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco Calygirtyoceras zrigatense (type locality: 61436)