†Buttsoceras Ulrich and Foerste 1933 (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Dissidocerida - Troedssonellidae
Parent taxon: Troedssonellidae according to D.H. Evans 2011
See also Crick 1981, Hook and Flower 1977, Teichert et al. 1964 and Ulrich et al. 1944
Sister taxa: Moridunoceras, Oxfordoceras, Tajaroceras, Thoraloceras, Troedssonella
Subtaxa: Buttsoceras adamsi Buttsoceras atticus Buttsoceras novemexicanum Buttsoceras odenvillense Buttsoceras vandiverense Buttsoceras williamsi
Type: Orthoceras adamsi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Arenig of China (1 collection)
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (9), United States (6: Alabama, New Mexico)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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