Waagenoceras

Waagenoceras
Temporal range: Early Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
†Goniatitida
Suborder:
†Goniatitina
Superfamily:
†Cyclolobaceae
Family:
†Cyclolobidae
Genus:
†Waagenoceras

Waagenoceras is an extinct genus of cephalopods first recorded in the early Permian Period.[2] It has been described as a 'fast-moving nektonic carnivore' by the Paleobiology Database.[3]

Distribution

Fossils have been found in Canada, mainly in British Columbia, though the overwhelming majority have been found in Texas, United States and others in Mexico. Others have been found in China, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Oman, Russian Federation, and Tunisia.

Species

  • Waagenoceras dieneri
  • Waagenoceras mojsisovicsi
  • Waagenoceras nikitini
  • Waagenoceras obliquum
  • Waagenoceras richardsoni
  • Waagenoceras girtyi
  • Waagenoceras stachei[3]

References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database Accessed on 12/07/08
  2. ^ Waagenoceras info
  3. ^ a b Paleobiology Database


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