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Gouldoceras

Cephalopoda - Discosorida

Taxonomy
Gouldoceras was named by Stait (1980). Its type is Gouldoceras synchonena.

It was assigned to Discosorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. obliquum, G. synchonena (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gouldoceras Stait
2002Gouldoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
genusGouldoceras

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.

G. †Gouldoceras Stait 1980
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Gouldoceras obliquum Teichert and Glenister 1953
Gouldoceras synchonena Stait 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eastonian or 452.70000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (Tasmania) G. synchonena (189079)