Dawsonoceras fimbriatum de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Dawsonoceratidae

Alternative combination: Orthoceras fimbriatum

Full reference: J. C. de Sowerby and R. I. Murchison. 1839. The Silurian System. Part 2. Organic Remains. The Silurian System 2:579-768

Belongs to Dawsonoceras according to D. H. Evans 1994

See also de Sowerby and Murchison 1839

Sister taxa: Dawsonoceras barrandei, Dawsonoceras fenestratum, Dawsonoceras gregarium, Dawsonoceras hyatti, Dawsonoceras stumburi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Coolin Lough [Kilbride Fm] (Silurian of Ireland)

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