Wichitoceras decipiens Ulrich et al. 1942 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Full reference: E. O. Ulrich, A. F. Foerste, A. K. Miller and W. M. Furnish. 1942. Ozarkian and Canadian cephalopods, Part I: Nautilicones. Geological Society of America Special Papers 37:1-157

Belongs to Wichitoceras according to E. O. Ulrich et al. 1942

Sister taxa: Wichitoceras chadwickense, Wichitoceras compressum, Wichitoceras crassum, Wichitoceras naylorense

Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at north of Wichita Mountains (Ordovician of Oklahoma)

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