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Catalog ID: CG-0160
Pseudorthoceras knoxense
Taxonomy
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Pseudorthocerida |
| Family: | Pseudorthoceratidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorthoceras |
| Species: | knoxense |
Geology
| Period: | Carboniferous |
| Group: | Conemaugh |
| Formation: | Glenshaw |
| Stratum: | Brush Creek limestone |
70mm long specimen. Each camera plate is detachable. Kröger and Mapes (2005) performed a thorough investigation of both Mooreoceras and Pseudorthoceras and found the two to be congenic. Pseudorthoceras has taxonomic priority and is the assigned genera for long orthocone gastropods locally.
Taxonomic Authorities
- Class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797
- Order Pseudorthocerida Barskov, 1963
- Family Pseudorthoceratidae Flower and Caster, 1935
- Genus Pseudorthoceras Girty, 1912
- Species Pseudorthoceras knoxense (McChesney, 1859)
References
- Girty, G. H., 1912. On some new genera and species of Pennsylvanian fossils from the Wewoka Formation of Oklahoma. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 21(2):119–156