Biology:Hesperoceras
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Short description: Genus of nautiloids
Hesperoceras Temporal range: L Mississippian
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Subfamily: | Michelinoceratinae
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Genus: | Hesperoceras Miller & Youngquist, 1947
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Hesperoceras is an orthocerid cephalopod belonging to the subfamily Michelinoceratinae which comes from the lower Mississippian of New Mexico.
Hesperoceras has a straight, orthoconic, shell with a subrectangular cross section. The sutures are straight and transverse on the narrow sides but form broad rounded lobes on the wide sides, and the siphuncle is small and central.
References
- Miller, A.K. and Youngquist, W. (1947). The discovery and significance of a cephalopod fauna in the Mississippian Caballero Formation of New Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 21(2):113-117. JSTOR 1299455
- Sweet, Walter C. (1964). Nautiloidea-Orthocerida. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Soc of America, and Univ Kansas Press.
Wikidata ☰ Q16963016 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperoceras.
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