Paleocadmus Solem and Richardson 1975 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautiloidea

Synonym: Pohlsepia Kluessendorf and Doyle 2000

Full reference: A. Solem and E. S. Richardson. 1975. Paleocadmus, a nautiloid cephalopod radula from the Pennsylvanian Francis Creek Shale of Illinois. The Veliger 17:233-236

Parent taxon: Nautiloidea according to T. Clements et al. 2026

See also Kluessendorf and Doyle 2000 and Solem and Richardson 1975

Sister taxa: Actinoceratina, Ascoceratina, Barrandeoceratida, Basslerocerida, Discosorina, Endoceratina, Eudoceratidae, Gyroceras, Michelinoceratina, Oncoceratina, Orthochoanites, Sueroceras, Tarphyceratina

Subtaxa: Paleocadmus herdinae Paleocadmus pohli

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Type: Paleocadmus herdinae

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois collections)

Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences

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