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Gouldoceras

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4621415https://www.gbif.org/species/4621415
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)12861https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=12861
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Gouldoceras
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Discosorida : Gouldoceras
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
genusGouldocerasStait 1980
Scientific NameGouldoceras Stait, 1980
Name Published InJournal Paleont. 54 (5):
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gouldocerasgenusbelongs to Discosoridasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance456 - 450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance456 - 450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Discosorida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Discosorida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Discosorida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. Stait. 1980. Gouldoceras n. gen. (Cephalopoda, Nautiloidea) and a revision of Hecatoceras, Teichert and Glenister, from the Ordovician of Tasmania, Australia. Journal of Paleontology 54(5):1113-1118

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Gouldoceras obliquum
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Gouldoceras synchonena
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1456 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
456 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1980Gouldoceras Stait
2002Gouldoceras Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Stait B. (1980) Gouldoceras n. gen. (Cephalopoda, Nautiloidea) and a revision of Hecatoceras, Teichert and Glenister, from the Ordovician of Tasmania, Australia, Journal of Paleontology 54 5, 1113-1118
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Journal Paleont. 54 (5): - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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