†Merocanites houghtoni Winchell 1862 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Prolecanitida - Prolecanitidae
Alternative combinations: Goniatites houghtoni, Prolecanites houghtoni
Belongs to Merocanites according to V. Ebbighausen et al. 2010
See also Smith 1903
Sister taxa: Merocanites applanatus, Merocanites compressus, Merocanites djaprakensis, Merocanites drostei, Merocanites henslowi, Merocanites merocanites, Merocanites ogivalis, Merocanites planorbis, Merocanites quadrilobus, Merocanites rileyi, Merocanites similis, Merocanites subapplanatus, Merocanites tenuis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Junction of Wiles Gully and Jacob and Joseph Creek (Carboniferous of Australia)
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