Hunanoceras Zhao 1954 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Full reference: J. K. Zhao. 1954. Permian cephalopods from Tanchiashan, Hunan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 2:1-58

Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to D. Korn 2025

See also Sepkoski 2002, Teichert et al. 1964 and Xu 1977

Sister taxa: Aulagonoceras, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Eulomacoceras, Germanonautilus, Gujiaonautilus, Hefengnautilus, Hexagonites, Lirometacoceras, Meixianlingites, Neoclavinautilus, Neotainoceras, Nodonautilus, Nodopleuroceras, Paratainoceras, Paratainonautilus, Seironautilus, Siamnautilus, Tainionautilus, Tainoceras, Tirolonautilus, Tylonautilus

Subtaxa: Hunanoceras globosum

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Type: Hunanoceras globosum

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Changlingpu, Tanchiashan, Xiangtan County (Chao coll) (Permian of China)

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