Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gastrioceratidae
Alternative combination: Goniatites occidentalis
Belongs to Gastrioceras according to F. B. Plummer and G. Scott 1937
See also Smith 1903
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 magoffinense, Gastrioceras melvillensis, Gastrioceras montgomeryense, Gastrioceras noduliferum, Gastrioceras planorbiformis, Gastrioceras prone, Gastrioceras retiferum, Gastrioceras richthofeni, Gastrioceras stenumbilicatum, Gastrioceras williamsi, Gastrioceras wongi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 29.0
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Kentucky, Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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