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Mitorthoceras yellvillense

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Mitorthoceras yellvillense was named by Gordon (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 119054, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 5568 green, Pilot Mountain, which is in a Pendleian marine shale in the Fayetteville Formation of Arkansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Mitorthoceras yellvillense Gordon p. 125 figs. Pl 7, figs 12-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoideaZhuravleva 1994
orderPseudorthocerida
familyPseudorthoceratidaeFlower and Caster 1935
genusMitorthocerasGordon 1960
speciesyellvillense

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: 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: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) Mitorthoceras yellvillense (157680 type locality: 160507)