†Cyrtocerina crenulata Flower 1952 (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Cyrtocerinida - Cyrtocerinidae
Full reference: R. H. Flower. 1952. New Ordovician Cephalopods from Eastern North America. Journal of Paleontology 26(1):24-59
Belongs to Cyrtocerina according to R. H. Flower 1952
Sister taxa: Cyrtocerina foerstei, Cyrtocerina kimmswickense
Type specimen: USNM 15685, a shell. Its type locality is Beloit (Beloit Mbr.), which is in a Turinian deep subtidal shelf limestone/dolomite in the Platteville Formation of Wisconsin.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (6: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wisconsin collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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