†Orthoconus Stinchcomb 1986 (mollusk)
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Tergomya - Kiringellida - Hypseloconidae
Full reference: B. L. Stinchcomb. 1986. New Monoplacophora (Mollusca) from Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician of Missouri. Journal of Paleontology 60(3):606-626
Parent taxon: Hypseloconidae according to B. L. Stinchcomb 1986
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cambrioconus, Cornuella, Gasconadeoconus, Gayneoconus, Knightoconus, Ozarkoconus, Paraceratoconus, Proteroconus, Shelbyoceras, Yochelsonella, Pygmaeoconus, Kirengella
Subtaxa: Orthoconus striatus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Locality I, abandoned barite pits two miles north of Potosi (Cambrian of Missouri)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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