Orthocycloceras Barskov 1972 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae

Parent taxon: Orthoceratidae according to B. Kröger 2008

Sister taxa: Aethiosolen, Anaspyroceratinae, Chebbioceras, Ctenoceras, Infundibuloceras, Kopaninoceras, Leurocycloceratinae, Merocycloceras, Michelinoceras, Michelinoceratinae, Orthoceras, Orthoceratinae, Palorthoceras, Pleurorthoceras, Pojetoceras, Prohypogeophis, Prohypogeophis tunariensis, Pseudospyroceras, Striatocycloceras, Theoceras, Tibichoanoceras, Tienoceras, Trematoceras

Subtaxa: Orthocycloceras gomiense Orthocycloceras tafilaltense

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Italy (1 collection), Morocco (7)

• Silurian of the Czech Republic (6), Italy (8), Japan (1)

Total: 23 collections including 25 occurrences

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