†Elrodoceras blakei Foord 1888 (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Actinocerida - Actinoceratidae
Alternative combinations: Actinoceras blakei, Elrodooceras blakei
Full reference: A. H. Foord. 1888. Catalogue of the gossil Cephalopoda in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1
Belongs to Elrodoceras according to C. H. Holland 1998
See also Foord 1888 and Holland and Copper 2008
Sister taxon: Elrodoceras indianense
Type specimen: BMNH C48745, a shell. Its type locality is Gwernyfed, near Builth, which is in a Telychian carbonate horizon in the United Arab Emirates.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (7: Quebec collections), the United Arab Emirates (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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