†Protophragmoceras Hyatt 1900 (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Phragmoceratidae
Parent taxon: Phragmoceratidae according to J. Y. Chen et al. 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002, Strand 1934 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Endoplectoceras, Phragmoceras, Phragmocerina, Pristeroceras, Pseudendoplectoceras, Sthenoceras, Talattoceras, Tubiferoceras
Subtaxa: Protophragmoceras erskinei Protophragmoceras murchisoni
Type: Cyrtoceras murchisoni
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of China (2 collections), Italy (4), the United Kingdom (2)
• Ordovician of Norway (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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