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Gordoniconus beargulchensis

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Gordoniconus beargulchensis was named by Mapes et al. (2010). Its type specimen is AMNH 50267/43264, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bear Gulch (AMNH collection), which is in an Arnsbergian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Heath Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Gordoniconus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Gordoniconus beargulchensis Mapes et al. p. 165 figs. 1.1-1.4, 2.1, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.6
2022Syllipsimopodi bideni Whalen and Landman p. 3 figs. 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
genusGordoniconus
speciesbeargulchensis

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.

Gordoniconus beargulchensis Mapes et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Syllipsimopodi bideni Whalen and Landman 2022 [synonym]
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 (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Gordoniconus beargulchensis (116654 232617 type locality: 232618) Syllipsimopodi bideni (130890)