Wadeoceras

Wadeoceras is a genus of nautiloids included in the Polyelasmoceratidae, a family of oncocerids living from the Middle Silurian to the Late Devonian.

Wadeoceras
Temporal range: Middle Silurian - Late Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Nautiloidea
Order:
Oncocerida
Family:
Polyelasmoceratidae
Genus:
Wadeoceras

Teichert, 1939

The Phragmocone of Wadeoceras is cyrtoconic (curved) and the living chamber, more orthoconic (straight).

References
    • Walter C. Sweet, 1964. Nautiloidea -Oncocerida, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Mollusca 3. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.


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