Brachycycloceras curtum Meek and Worthen 1860 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Orthoceratoidea

Alternative combinations: Cyrtoceras curtum, Poterioceras curtum

Synonyms: Cyrtoceras dilatatum Meek and Worthen 1860, Cyrtoceras peculiare Girty 1915, Poterioceras subellipticum Miller and Unklesbay 1942

Belongs to Brachycycloceras according to W. M. Furnish et al. 1962

See also Meek and Worthen 1860, Meek and Worthen 1866 and Miller and Unklesbay 1942

Sister taxa: Brachycycloceras bransoni, Brachycycloceras cyclophorum, Brachycycloceras normale, Brachycycloceras rustaqense, Brachycycloceras washingtonense

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Pennsylvania collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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