†Michelinoceras avelinii Salter 1854 (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Alternative combination: Orthoceras avelinii
Synonym: Orthoceras caereesiense Hicks 1875
Belongs to Michelinoceras according to D. H. Evans 2005
Sister taxa: Michelinoceras alticameratum, Michelinoceras campanile, Michelinoceras currens, Michelinoceras floridaense, Michelinoceras guadalupense, Michelinoceras melleni, Michelinoceras michelini, Michelinoceras mizobuchii, Michelinoceras palatum, Michelinoceras primum, Michelinoceras richardsi, Michelinoceras vandiverense, Michelinoceras wapanuckense
Type specimens:
- Michelinoceras avelinii: BGS GSM 59434 (lectotype), a shell. Its type locality is Cefn Gunthly, which is in an Abereiddian offshore shale in the Hope Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.
- Orthoceras caereesiense: a series of 3 syntypes: SM A.16704, SM A.16705, and BGS GSM 104063. Its type locality is Llanvirn-y-frân Farm, which is in an Abereiddian offshore shale in the Aber Mawr Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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