Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Thalassoceratidae
Belongs to Prothalassoceras according to F. B. Plummer and G. Scott 1937
Sister taxa: Prothalassoceras bashkiricum, Prothalassoceras biforme, Prothalassoceras bostocki, Prothalassoceras caddoense, Prothalassoceras dieneri, Prothalassoceras inflatum, Prothalassoceras jaikense, Prothalassoceras notabile, Prothalassoceras serratum, Prothalassoceras solitum, Prothalassoceras umbilicatum, Prothalassoceras welleri, Allothalassoceras busterense, Allothalassoceras bogoslovskayae, Allothalassoceras karpinskyi, Allothalassoceras sangvorense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 7.48
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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