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Mitorthoceras ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Pseudorthoceratidae : Mitorthoceras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 306 - 303 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mitorthoceras clinatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mitorthoceras crebriliratum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mitorthoceras girtyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mitorthoceras perfilosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 306 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Mitorthoceras yellvillense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Mitorthoceras Gordon p. 135 |
| 1964 | Mitorthoceras Teichert et al. p. 250 |
| 2005 | Mitorthoceras Kröger and Mapes |
References
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!
