Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Paragastrioceratidae
Full reference: T. A. Schiappa, N. T. Hemmesch, C. Spinosa and W. W. Nassichuk. 2005. Cisuralian ammonoid genus Uraloceras in North America. Journal of Paleontology 79(2):366-377
Belongs to Uraloceras according to T. A. Schiappa et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Uraloceras belgushkense, Uraloceras bichense, Uraloceras bogoslovskayae, Uraloceras burtiense, Uraloceras cancellatum, Uraloceras complanatum, Uraloceras evencorum, Uraloceras extenuatum, Uraloceras fedorowi, Uraloceras gelgushkense, Uraloceras gracilentum, Uraloceras involutum, Uraloceras irwinense, Uraloceras kitense, Uraloceras kolymense, Uraloceras kosvaense, Uraloceras limatulum, Uraloceras margaritae, Uraloceras omolonense, Uraloceras pokolbinense, Uraloceras popowi, Uraloceras posterum, Uraloceras simense, Uraloceras simulatum, Uraloceras subsimense, Uraloceras suessi, Uraloceras victum
Type specimen: SUI 58201. Its type locality is Beck Springs, Buck Mountain, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Arcturus Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 16.6
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Alaska, Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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