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Dolorthoceras incisum

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dolorthoceras incisum was named by Gordon (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 119044, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 15303, Sulphur Springs Hollow, which is in an Arnsbergian marine shale in the Imo Formation of Arkansas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. boggyense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Dolorthoceras incisum Gordon p. 121 figs. Pl 7, figs 8-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusDolorthocerasMiller 1931
speciesincisum

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.

†Dolorthoceras incisum Gordon 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) Dolorthoceras incisum (5517)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Arkansas) Dolorthoceras incisum (type locality: 157960)