Rhynchorthoceras Remelé 1882 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Sinoceratidae

Alternative spelling: Rhynochorthoceras

Synonym: Rhynchoceras Remele 1881 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Sinoceratidae according to B. Kröger et al. 2007

See also Crick 1981, Evans 2005, Sepkoski 2002, Sweet 1958 and Teichert et al. 1964

Sister taxon: Tyrioceras

Subtaxa: Rhynchorthoceras angelini Rhynchorthoceras beyrichi Rhynchorthoceras densum Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense Rhynchorthoceras minor Rhynchorthoceras subcurvatum

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Type: Rhynchorthoceras beyrichi

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador), China (3), Estonia (1), Norway (8), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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