Pselioceras ophioneus Waagen 1879

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Grypoceratidae

Alternative combinations: Nautilus ophioneus, Pselioceras ophioneum

Full reference: W. H. Waagen. 1879. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part I. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(1):1-72

Belongs to Pselioceras according to B. Kummel 1953

See also Reed 1944 and Waagen 1879

Sister taxa: Pselioceras connectens, Pselioceras convolutus

Type specimen: Its type locality is East of Katwahi, very lowest compact limestones, Middle Productus-limestone, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan

Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 157.0

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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