Genus Trilobitoceras gen. nov.

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Type species

Trilobitoceras peculiaris gen. et sp. nov.

Diagnosis

Genus of the family Trigonoceratidae with distinctly tripartite venter caused by two deep longitudinal grooves.

Etymology

After the superficial similarity in ventral view with the trilobites.

Included species

Nautilus (Trematodiscus) planidorsalis Winchell, 1862, Michigan; Trilobitoceras peculiaris gen. et sp. nov., Algeria.