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Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni

Cephalopoda - Paraphragmitidae

Taxonomy
Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni was named by Holland (2000). Its type specimen is TCD 51013, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R101. Southern bank of North Esk River, above Henshaw Burn, which is in a Telychian marine mudstone/siltstone in the Wether Law Linn Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni Holland pp. 182 - 183 figs. 1i, n

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthoceratoidea(M'Coy 1844)
familyParaphragmitidaeFlower 1950
genusGaspocyrtocerasFoerste 1936
speciesclarksoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni Holland 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni (79882)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Gaspocyrtoceras clarksoni (type locality: 159984)