Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae
Alternative combination: Orthoceras subcostatus
Belongs to Isorthoceras according to D. H. Evans 1993
Sister taxa: Isorthoceras albersi, 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 sylphide, Isorthoceras urdr, Isorthoceras vexilli, Isorthoceras wahlenbergi
Type specimen: TCD7933 (neotype), a shell. Its type locality is Killey Bridge Fm. locality 1, NE of Pomeroy, which is in a Richmondian offshore mudstone/siltstone in the Killey Bridge Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Killey Bridge Fm. locality 1, NE of Pomeroy
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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