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Georginidae

Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Georginidae

Taxonomy
Georginidae was named by Wade (1977).

It was assigned to Actinocerida by Crick (1981) and Stait and Burrett (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Georginidae Wade
1981Georginidae Crick p. 227
1984Georginidae Stait and Burrett

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
orderActinoceridaTeichert 1933
familyGeorginidaeWade 1977
familyGeorginidaeWade 1977

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.

Fm. †Georginidae Wade 1977
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G. †Georgina Wade 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:57
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Llanvirn or 463.50000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Thailand (Kanchanaburi) Georgina sp. (189096)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Saudi Arabia (Tabuk) Mesaktoceras sp. (87733)