Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Popanoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Popanoceras moelleri, Tauroceras moelleri
Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1887. La Fauna dei Calcari con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Fasc. 1 - Ammonoidea. Giornale di Scienze Naturali e Economiche 19:1-106
Belongs to Neopopanoceras according to W. M. Furnish et al. 2009
See also de Gregorio 1930, Gemmellaro 1887 and Leonova 2002
Sister taxa: Neopopanoceras bowmani, Neopopanoceras clausum, Neopopanoceras lineatum, Neopopanoceras multistriatum, Neopopanoceras scrobiculatum, Tauroceras xizangense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 34.7
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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