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 D. Korn and V. Ebbighausen 2025
See also Martin 1809, Muir-Wood and Stubblefield 1951, Ruzhentsev and Bogoslovskaya 1971 and Smith 1903
Sister taxa: Ammonites sphaericus, Goniatites (Goniatites), Goniatites aequilobatus, Goniatites amarensis, 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 pauperum, Glyphioceras diadema, Glyphioceras angulatum, Glyphioceras calyx
Type specimens:
- Goniatites sphaericus: BMNH 43871, a shell
- Paraglyphioceras striatosphaericum:
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 40.7
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Morocco (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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