†Mexicoceras smithi Miller and Furnish 1940 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Cyclolobidae
Alternative combination: Waagenoceras guadalupense smithi
Full reference: A. K. Miller and W. M. Furnish. 1940. Permian ammonoids of the Guadalupe Mountain region and adjacent area. Geological Society of America Special Paper 26:1-242
Belongs to Mexicoceras according to A. Alanis-PavoĢn et al. 2025
See also Miller 1944 and Miller and Furnish 1940
Sister taxa: Mexicoceras globosum, Mexicoceras guadalupense
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 21.7
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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