Trematoceras elegans Muenster 1831 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Pseudorthocerida - Trematoceratidae

Alternative combination: Orthoceras elegans

Synonyms: Michelinoceras campanile Mojsisovics 1869, Orthocera freieslebense Klipstein 1843, Orthocera politum Klipstein 1843, Orthoceras campanile Mojsisovics 1869, Orthoceras dubium Hauer 1847, Orthoceras freieslebense Klipstein 1843, Orthoceras politum Klipstein 1843, Trematoceras campanile Mojsisovics 1869, Trematoceras dubium Hauer 1847, Trematoceras politum Klipstein 1843

Belongs to Trematoceras according to A. Pohle and C. Klug 2024

See also Arthaber 1896, Arthaber 1915, Diener 1907, Klipstein 1843, Kummel and Erben 1968, Ogilvie Gordon 1927, Schastlivtseva 1988, Silberling and Nichols 1982, Smith 1914, von Mojsisovics 1873, von Mojsisovics 1882 and Zakharov 1978

Sister taxa: Trematoceras boreale, Trematoceras clarum, Trematoceras hikichii, Trematoceras insperatum, Trematoceras lytosiphon, Trematoceras mangishlakense, Trematoceras solidum, Trematoceras subcampanile, Trematoceras vulgare, Trematoceras watanabei

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Afghanistan (1 collection), Austria (13), Bosnia and Herzegovina (5), Hungary (4), India (3), Italy (13), Nepal (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (3), Switzerland (17), Turkey (1), United States (14: Nevada)

Total: 76 collections including 78 occurrences

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