Gyroceratites Meyer 1831 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Agoniatitida - Mimoceratidae

Synonyms: Aphyllites Mojsisovics 1882, Goniatites (Aphyllites) Mojsisovics 1882, Gyroceratites (Lamelloceras) Erben 1960, Lamelloceras Erben 1960, Mimoceras Hyatt 1884

Parent taxon: Mimoceratidae according to D. Korn 2006

See also Arkell et al. 1957, Korn and Klug 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Klugites, Lenzites, Mimoceratinae

Subtaxa: Gyroceratites angulatus Gyroceratites armoricanus Gyroceratites circularis Gyroceratites dorsolamellatus Gyroceratites glaber Gyroceratites gracilis Gyroceratites heinricherbeni Gyroceratites laevis Gyroceratites pallantianus

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of China (2 collections), the Czech Republic (28), Germany (1), Morocco (6), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (2), Tajikistan (1)

Total: 42 collections including 45 occurrences

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