Monocyrtoceras
| Monocyrtoceras Temporal range: Middle Silurian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Actinocerida |
| Family: | Armenoceratidae |
| Genus: | Monocyrtoceras Foeste, 1924. |
Monocyrtoceras is an armenoceratid, (Cephalopoda), from the Middle Silurian of North America, (Wisconsin), with a gently curved shell and a siphuncle like that of Elrodoceras.
According to Teichert, 1964, in the Treatise part K, Monocyrtoceras along with Elrodoceras and Armenoceras forms one of the two branches of the Armenoceratidae.
References
- Curt Teichert, 1964. Actinoceratoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part K. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.