Biology:Sigmocycloceras
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Short description: Genus of nautiloids
Sigmocycloceras Temporal range: M. Ordovician
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Genus: | Sigmocycloceras Kobayashi, 1934
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Sigmocycloceras is a nautiloid cephalopod discovered in the Middle Ordovician of Korea, said to be similar to Sactorthoceras, and included in the Sactorthoceratidae, but unique in being longitudinally sigmoid and sculpted with transverse annuli.
References
- Walter C Sweet 1964. Nautiloidea-Orthocerida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geol Soc of America and Univ. Kansas Press.
Wikidata ☰ Q7512445 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmocycloceras.
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