Michelinoceras avelinii Salter 1854 (mollusk)

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

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