Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pseudohaloritidae
Alternative combinations: Brancoceras pygmaeum, Neoaganides pygmaeus
Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1888. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Appendice. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 20:1-26
Belongs to Sosioceras according to T. B. Leonova 2002
See also Frest et al. 1981 and Miller and Furnish 1957
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 9.16
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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