Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Alternative combination: Orthoceras guadalupense
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Michelinoceras according to A. K. Miller and W. Youngquist 1949
See also Girty 1908
Sister taxa: Michelinoceras alticameratum, Michelinoceras avelinii, Michelinoceras currens, Michelinoceras floridaense, Michelinoceras melleni, Michelinoceras michelini, Michelinoceras mizobuchii, Michelinoceras palatum, Michelinoceras primum, Michelinoceras richardsi, Michelinoceras vandiverense, Michelinoceras wapanuckense
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2931 green, Guadalupe Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS 2931 green, Guadalupe Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains
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