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Gordonites matheri

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8505989https://www.gbif.org/species/8505989
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)299078https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=299078
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gordonites : Gordonites matheri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Gordonites : Gordonites matheri
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
genusGordonitesMiller and Furnish 1958
speciesGordonites matheriGordon 1964
Generic NameGordonites
Scientific NameGordonites matheri Gordon, 1964
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gordonites matherispeciesbelongs to Gordonitesstated with evidenceGordon, 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance323 - 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)M. Gordon, Jr. 1964. Carboniferous Cephalopods of Arkansas. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 460:1-322

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1964Gordonites matheri Gordon, Jr. p. 246 figs. Pl 26, figs 8-13,20; text-fig 72C

References

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