Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Diestoceratidae
Full reference: R. H. Flower. 1952. New Ordovician Cephalopods from Eastern North America. Journal of Paleontology 26(1):24-59
Belongs to Diestoceras according to R. H. Flower 1952
Sister taxa: Diestoceras acuminatum, Diestoceras anticostiense, Diestoceras approximatum, Diestoceras breviconum, Diestoceras carletonense, Diestoceras eos, Diestoceras inaequiseptum, Diestoceras indianense, Diestoceras isotelorum, Diestoceras lamonti, Diestoceras lavalense, Diestoceras scoticum, Diestoceras shideleri, Diestoceras sinclairi, Diestoceras stensioei, Diestoceras stormeri, Diestoceras waynesvillense
Type specimen: MCZ 5025, a partial shell. Its type locality is Poland, Herkimer Co., which is in a Mohawkian carbonate limestone in New York.
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Poland, Herkimer Co.
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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