Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae
Alternative combination: Orthoceras albersi
Belongs to Isorthoceras according to R. C. Frey 1995
Sister taxa: Isorthoceras angelini, Isorthoceras cavi, Isorthoceras curvilineatum, Isorthoceras dalecarlense, Isorthoceras elongatocinctum, Isorthoceras heintzi, Isorthoceras heroyense, Isorthoceras hudsonicum, Isorthoceras junceum, Isorthoceras maris, Isorthoceras nikwis, Isorthoceras padisense, Isorthoceras rogersensis, Isorthoceras sociale, Isorthoceras strigatum, Isorthoceras suave, Isorthoceras subcostatum, Isorthoceras sylphide, Isorthoceras urdr, Isorthoceras vexilli, Isorthoceras wahlenbergi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ludlow (Point Pleasant Tongue), which is in a Shermanian deep subtidal shelf limestone/shale in the Clays Ferry Formation of Kentucky
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (8: Kentucky, Ohio collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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