Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Alternative spelling: Hecticoceras (Prohecticoceras)
Parent taxon: Oppeliidae according to A. Galácz 2019
See also Arkell et al. 1957, Besnosov and Mitta 1993, Sepkoski 2002 and Zatoń 2010
Sister taxa: Aconeceratinae, Bonarelliinae, Bradfordiinae, Bukowskites, Cieneguiticeras, Distichoceratinae, Glochiceras, Glochiceratinae, Hecticoceratinae, Mazapilitinae, Naramoceras, Ochetoceratinae, Oppelia, Oppeliinae, Oxycerites, Paroecotraustes, Paroxycerites, Pasottia, Streblitinae, Taramelliceratinae
Subtaxa: Prohecticoceras angulicostatum Prohecticoceras bisculptum Prohecticoceras blanazense Prohecticoceras dominjoni Prohecticoceras haugi Prohecticoceras mondegoense Prohecticoceras ochraceum Prohecticoceras retrocostatum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Iran (1 collection), Italy (1), Poland (5), Turkmenistan (1), Uzbekistan (2)
Total: 10 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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