Maccoyoceras
| Maccoyoceras Temporal range: Mississippian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Superfamily: | Trigonocerataceae |
| Family: | Trigonoceratidae |
| Genus: | Maccoyoceras Miller, Dunbar, & Condra, 1933 |
Maccoyoceras is a nautilid genus included in the family Trigonoceratidae from the Mississippian of North America (Michigan) and Europe.
The shell of Maccoyocerasis evolute, volutions only slightly impressed, whorl section hexagonal. Venter flattened, flanks converging, umbilical shoulder prominent. Siphuncle slender, ventral of whorl center.
References
- Barnhard Kummel, 1964. Nautiloidea - Nautilida; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleongology, Part K. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press.
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