Michelinoceras
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| phylum | Mollusca | Michelinoceras is the oldest known genus of the Michelinocerida, more commonly known as the Orthocerida, characterized by long, slender, nearly cylindrical orthocones with a circular cross section, long camerae, very long body chambers, and a central or near central tubular siphuncle free of organic deposits. Septal necks are straight; connecting rings cylindrical and thin. Cameral deposits are well developed. A radula has been found in one species, with seven teeth per row.
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| class | Cephalopoda | |
| order | †Orthocerida | |
| family | †Michelinoceratidae | |
| genus | †Michelinoceras |
