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Gastrioceras formosum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8625821https://www.gbif.org/species/8625821
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)298670https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=298670
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gastrioceratidae : Gastrioceras : Gastrioceras formosum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Gastrioceratidae : Gastrioceras : Gastrioceras formosum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGastrioceratoidea
familyGastrioceratidaeHyatt 1884
genusGastriocerasHyatt 1884
speciesGastrioceras formosumMcCaleb 1963
Generic NameGastrioceras
Scientific NameGastrioceras formosum McCaleb, 1963
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gastrioceras formosumspeciesbelongs to Gastriocerasstated with evidenceMcCaleb, 1963
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance318 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance318 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Goniatitida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. A. McCaleb. 1963. The Goniatite Fauna from the Pennsylvanian Winslow formation of northwest Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology 37(4):110-115

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1963Gastrioceras formosum McCaleb p. 877 figs. Pl 113, figs 1-5

References

McCaleb J. A. (1963) The Goniatite Fauna from the Pennsylvanian Winslow formation of northwest Arkansas, Journal of Paleontology 37 4, 110-115
J. A. McCaleb (1963) The Goniatite Fauna from the Pennsylvanian Winslow formation of northwest Arkansas: Journal of Paleontology 4: 110--115 - via Catalogue of Life
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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