Radioceras evolvens Waagen 1895 (ceratite)

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Paranoritidae

Alternative combinations: Aspidites evolvens, Clypeoceras evolvens, Koninckites evolvens

Synonyms: Aspidites discus Waagen 1895, Clypeoceras discum Waagen 1895, Meekoceras radiosum Waagen 1895, Radioceras radiosum Waagen 1895

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1895. Fossils from the Ceratite Formation. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 2(1):1-323

Belongs to Radioceras according to D. Ware and H. Bucher 2018

See also Bando 1977, Brayard et al. 2013, Brühwiler and Bucher 2012, Spath 1934 and Waagen 1895

Sister taxon: Radioceras truncatum

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 74.8

Distribution:

• Triassic of Madagascar (1 collection), Pakistan (9), United States (3: California, Nevada, Utah)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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