†Masonoceras Work and Manger 2002 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Karagandoceratidae
Full reference: D. M. Work and W. L. Manger. 2002. Masonoceras, a new karagandoceratid ammonoid from the lower Mississippian (Lower Osagean) of Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 76(3):574-577
Parent taxon: Karagandoceratidae according to W. M. Furnish et al. 2009
See also Korn 2006 and Work and Manger 2002
Sister taxa: Bartzschiceras, Karagandoceras
Subtaxa: Masonoceras bradfordi Masonoceras kentuckiense Masonoceras rugilobatum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Kentucky collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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