Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Pseudorthoceratidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1987. Late Palaeozoic Mollusca and correlations from the south-east Bowen Basin, east Australia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 198(4-6):129-233
Belongs to Mooreoceras according to J. B. Waterhouse 1987
Sister taxa: Pseudorthoceras knoxense, Pseudorthoceras neumannae, Pseudorthoceras pillae, Pseudorthoceras simense, Pseudorthoceras stonense, Mooreoceras tuba, Mooreoceras zalazarensis, Mooreoceras sibumasuense, Mooreoceras regulare, Mooreoceras wedingtonianum, Mooreoceras giganteum
Type specimen: UQ F69968. Its type locality is UQ L2574, creek behind stockyard, Gyranda Homestead, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Barfield Formation of Australia.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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