Goniatites sphaericus Sowerby 1814

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Goniatitidae

Alternative combination: Ammonites sphaericus

Synonym: Paraglyphioceras striatosphaericum Bruning 1923

Full reference: J. Sowerby. 1814. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Parts IX to XIV. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 1(9-14):97-178

Belongs to Goniatites according to V. E. Ruzhentsev and M. F. Bogoslovskaya 1971

See also Martin 1809, Muir-Wood and Stubblefield 1951 and Smith 1903

Sister taxa: Ammonites sphaericus, Goniatites aequilobatus, Goniatites americanus, Goniatites angustilobatus, Goniatites antiquatus, Goniatites asturicus, Goniatites baylei, Goniatites beaumontii, Goniatites beyrichianus, Goniatites bidorsatus, Goniatites bisati, Goniatites concentricus, Goniatites crenifalcatus, Goniatites crenistria, Goniatites deceptus, Goniatites dufrenoii, Goniatites eganensis, Goniatites elegans, Goniatites evelinae, Goniatites falcatus, Goniatites fimbriatus, Goniatites fuhrmanni, Goniatites gerberi, Goniatites glaucus, Goniatites granosus, Goniatites greencastlensis, Goniatites hudsoni, Goniatites infrafurcatus, Goniatites involutus, Goniatites iris, Goniatites irtyshensis, Goniatites koboldi, Goniatites lazarus, Goniatites lineatus, Goniatites mediterraneus, Goniatites multiliratus, Goniatites myrtilensis, Goniatites orientalis, Goniatites paucilobus, Goniatites radiatus, Goniatites robustus, Goniatites rodioni, Goniatites rosthornii, Goniatites schmidti, Goniatites shimanskyi, Goniatites sowerbyi, Goniatites sphaericostriatus, Goniatites spirifer, Goniatites stenumbilicatus, Goniatites striatus, Goniatites struppus, Goniatites tenuissimus, Goniatites truncatus, Goniatites umbilicus, Goniatites warslowensis, Goniatites wedberensis, Glyphioceras calyx, Glyphioceras diadema, Glyphioceras angulatum, Glyphioceras pauperum

Type specimens:

  • Goniatites sphaericus: BMNH 43871
  • Paraglyphioceras striatosphaericum:

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Goniatites sphaericus in the database

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