Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae
Full reference: R. H. Flower. 1955. New Chazyan orthocones. Journal of Paleontology 29(5):806-830
Parent taxon: Proteoceratidae according to C. Teichert et al. 1964
See also Crick 1981, Flower 1955, Flower 1962, Frey 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Archigeisonoceras, Baykonuroceras, Clothoceras, Cyrtactinoceras, Ephippiorthoceras, Euorthoceras, Gangshanoceras, Gorbyoceras, Isorthoceras, Liulinoceras, Mesnaquaceras, Metephippiorthoceras, Monomuchites, Paraproteoceras, Pseudeskimoceras, Pseudoliolinoceras, Stereospyroceras, Tofangoceras, Transorthoceras, Treptoceras, Ulmioceras
Subtaxa: Proteoceras moniliforme Proteoceras perkinsi Proteoceras pulchrum Proteoceras tyronensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (11: New York, Vermont collections)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario), United States (4: Alaska, Kentucky, Tennessee)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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