Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae
Full reference: D. M. Work, C. E. Mason, and D. R. Boardman. 2012. Pennsylvanian (Atokan) ammonoids from the Magoffin Member of the Four Corners Formation, eastern Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 86:403-416
Belongs to Gastrioceras according to D. M. Work et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Gastrioceras (Lissogastrioceras), Gastrioceras angustum, Gastrioceras araium, Gastrioceras attenuatum, Gastrioceras carbonarium, Gastrioceras formosum, Gastrioceras glenisteri, Gastrioceras kutejnikovense, Gastrioceras liratum, Gastrioceras listeri, Gastrioceras lupinum, Gastrioceras melvillensis, Gastrioceras montgomeryense, Gastrioceras noduliferum, Gastrioceras occidentale, Gastrioceras planorbiformis, Gastrioceras prone, Gastrioceras retiferum, Gastrioceras richthofeni, Gastrioceras stenumbilicatum, Gastrioceras williamsi, Gastrioceras wongi
Type specimen: SUI 104362. Its type locality is Martin roadcut, 1.5-1.9 m above base, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Four Corners Formation of Kentucky.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 32.5
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Kentucky collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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