Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Full reference: S. Niko, M. Sone, and M. S. Leman. 2005. A new Permian species of Mooreoceras (Cephalopoda: Orthocerida) from northwestern peninsular Malaysia. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B 81(8):329-333
Belongs to Mooreoceras according to S. Niko et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Pseudorthoceras knoxense, Pseudorthoceras neumannae, Pseudorthoceras pillae, Pseudorthoceras simense, Pseudorthoceras stonense, Mooreoceras zalazarensis, Mooreoceras regulare, Mooreoceras giganteum, Mooreoceras tuba, Mooreoceras australis, Mooreoceras wedingtonianum
Type specimen: UMUT PM28964, a shell (Incomplete phragmocone). Its type locality is Bukit Tungku Lembu, Perlis State, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Chuping Formation of Malaysia.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bukit Tungku Lembu, Perlis State
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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