Sphooceras
Genus of primitive cephalopod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sphooceras is a genus of primitive cephalopod from the Silurian period. Most fossils have been found in the Czech Republic, but possible fossils may also exist in other countries.[1][2] It is currently known from two species, Sphooceras disjunctum and Sphooceras truncatum.
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Family: | †Sphooceratidae |
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†Sphooceras truncatum (Barrande, 1860) | |
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