Phaneroceras compressum Hyatt 1891 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Pseudoparalegoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Gastrioceras compressum, Pseudoparalegoceras (Phaneroceras) compressum, Pseudoparalegoceras compressum

Belongs to Phaneroceras according to W. W. Nassichuk 1975

See also Gordon 1964, McCaleb 1963, Plummer and Scott 1937 and Smith 1903

Sister taxa: Phaneroceras amotapense, Phaneroceras chesnuti, Phaneroceras kesslerense, Phaneroceras lenaense, Phaneroceras lenticulare

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 45.7

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Nunavut collections), United States (11: Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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