Amphicentrum orbiculare Newberry and Worthen 1870 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Amphicentriformes - Amphicentridae

Alternative combinations: Chirodus orbicularis, Platysomus orbicularis

Belongs to Amphicentrum according to J. Zidek 1992

See also Eastman 1903 and Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Amphicentrum crassum, Amphicentrum granulosum, Amphicentrum jurgenai, Amphicentrum striatum

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (YPM collection) (Carboniferous of Illinois)

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