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Mitorthoceras yellvillense ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8529059	https://www.gbif.org/species/8529059
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	298502	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=298502

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthoceratidae : Mitorthoceras : Mitorthoceras yellvillense

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Pseudorthocerida : Pseudorthoceratidae : Mitorthoceras : Mitorthoceras yellvillense

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
order	Pseudorthocerida	Barskov 1968
family	Pseudorthoceratidae	Flower and Caster 1935
genus	Mitorthoceras	Gordon 1960
species	Mitorthoceras yellvillense	Gordon 1964

Generic Name

Mitorthoceras

Scientific Name

Mitorthoceras yellvillense Gordon, 1964

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Mitorthoceras yellvillense	species	belongs to Mitorthoceras	stated with evidence	Gordon, 1964

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

326 - 318 Ma
Carboniferous

Last Recorded Appearance

326 - 318 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)

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

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1964	Mitorthoceras yellvillense Gordon, Jr. p. 125 figs. Pl 7, figs 12-14

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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