Charactoceras raettvikense Frye 1982 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Multiceratoidea - Apsidoceratidae

Full reference: M. W. Frye. 1982. Upper Ordovician (Harjuan) Nautiloid Cephalopods from the Boda Limestone of Sweden. Journal of Paleontology 56(5):1274-1292

Belongs to Charactoceras according to M. W. Frye 1982

Sister taxa: Charactoceras baeri, Charactoceras cinereum, Charactoceras estonicum, Charactoceras hercules, Charactoceras kallholnense, Charactoceras suecicum, Charactoceras triangulum

Type specimen: RM Mo 150045, a shell. Its type locality is Parish of Rättvik, unknown locality, which is in a Katian/Hirnantian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Boda Limestone Formation of Sweden.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Sweden (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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