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Glenisteroceras obscurum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4941286https://www.gbif.org/species/4941286
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)148673https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=148673
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Sactorthoceratidae : Glenisteroceras : Glenisteroceras obscurum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Sactorthoceratidae : Glenisteroceras : Glenisteroceras obscurum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea
familySactorthoceratidaeFlower 1946
genusGlenisterocerasFlower 1957
speciesGlenisteroceras obscurumFlower & Teichert 1957
Generic NameGlenisteroceras
Scientific NameGlenisteroceras obscurum Flower & Teichert, 1957
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Glenisteroceras obscurumspeciesbelongs to Glenisterocerasstated with evidenceFlower and Teichert, 1957
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance479 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance479 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cephalopoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Cephalopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. Kröger and E. Landing. 2009. Cephalopods and Paleoenvironments of the Fort Cassin Formation (Upper Lower Ordovician), eastern New York and adjacent Vermont. Journal of Paleontology 83(5):664-693

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1957Glenisteroceras obscurum Flower and Teichert

References

Kröger B., Landing E. (2009) Cephalopods and Paleoenvironments of the Fort Cassin Formation (Upper Lower Ordovician), eastern New York and adjacent Vermont, Journal of Paleontology 83 5, 664-693
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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