†Melvilloceras Nassichuk 1975 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Reticuloceratidae
Synonym: Lutuginoceras Popov 1979
Full reference: W. W. Nassichuk. 1975. Carboniferous ammonoids and stratigraphy in the Canadian Arctic archipelago. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 237:1-240
Parent taxon: Surenitinae according to W. M. Furnish et al. 2009
See also Dernov 2022, Korn 2006 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aphantites, Gaitherites, Marianoceras, Surenites, Ugamites, Verneuilites
Subtaxa: Melvilloceras rotaii Melvilloceras sabinensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Nunavut collections), Ukraine (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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