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Bactrites gaitherensis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8525207https://www.gbif.org/species/8525207
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)298485https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=298485
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bactritidae : Bactrites : Bactrites gaitherensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Bactritida : Bactritidae : Bactrites : Bactrites gaitherensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassBactritoideaShimanskiy 1951
orderBactritidaShimanskiy 1951
familyBactritidaeHyatt 1884
genusBactritesSandberger 1843
speciesBactrites gaitherensisGordon 1964
Generic NameBactrites
Scientific NameBactrites gaitherensis Gordon, 1964
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Bactrites gaitherensisspeciesbelongs to Bactritesstated with evidenceGordon, 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance318 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance318 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cephalopoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Cephalopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. Gordon, Jr. 1964. Carboniferous Cephalopods of Arkansas. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 460:1-322

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1964Bactrites gaitherensis Gordon, Jr. p. 104 figs. Pl 5, figs 16,17

References

Gordon, Jr. M. (1964) Carboniferous Cephalopods of Arkansas, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 460, 1-322
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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