Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Arietitidae
Alternative combinations: Paracaloceras (Gyrophioceras) morganense, Paracaloceras morganense
Full reference: D. G. Taylor. 1998. Late Hettangian-early Sinemurian (Jurassic) ammonite biochronology of the western Cordillera, United States. Geobios 31:467-497
Belongs to Gyrophioceras according to L. M. Longridge et al. 2008
See also Taylor 1998 and Taylor and Guex 2002
Sister taxa: Gyrophioceras mineralense, Gyrophioceras praespiratissimum, Gyrophioceras supraspiratum
Type specimen: NWMNH 25036, a shell. Its type locality is Graylock section, P. morganense assemblage, which is in an Angulata marine limestone in the Graylock Formation of Oregon.
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 47.8
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (3: Oregon)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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