Cyclostomiceras cassinense Whitfield 1886 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Multiceratoidea - Cyclostomiceratidae

Alternative combination: Gomphoceras cassinense

Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1886. Notice of geological investigations along the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, conducted by Prof. H.J. Seely and Pres. Ezra Brainerd, of Middlebury College, with descriptions of the new fossils discovered. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 1(8):24-35

Belongs to Cyclostomiceras according to B. Kröger and E. Landing 2009

See also Hyatt 1900, King 1998, Ruedemann 1906 and Ulrich et al. 1943

Sister taxa: Cyclostomiceras depressius, Cyclostomiceras depressum, Cyclostomiceras minimum, Cyclostomiceras thorali, Cyclostomiceras vasiforme

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (5: Georgia, New York, Vermont)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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