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Gordonites matheri

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Wiedeyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Gordonites matheri was named by Gordon (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 119650, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Gordonites matheri Gordon p. 246 figs. Pl 26, figs 8-13,20; text-fig 72C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGonioloboceratoidea(Spath 1934)
familyWiedeyoceratidae
genusGordonitesMiller 1932
speciesmatheri

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.

Gordonites matheri Gordon 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height54.832.609.904.902.75
shell diameter59.134.7018.29.905.04
shell inflation51.741.003.501.600.943

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: Morrowan or 323.40000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Gordonites matheri (43376 43378 43380 43386)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Arkansas) Gordonites matheri (157829)