Tofangoceras Kobayashi 1927 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Proteoceratidae

Synonyms: Kogenoceras Shimizu and Obata 1936, Tofangocerina Sweet 1964

Parent taxon: Proteoceratidae according to C. Teichert et al. 1964

See also Crick 1981, Flower 1962 and Sweet 1964

Sister taxa: Archigeisonoceras, Baykonuroceras, Clothoceras, Cyrtactinoceras, Ephippiorthoceras, Euorthoceras, Gangshanoceras, Gorbyoceras, Isorthoceras, Liulinoceras, Mesnaquaceras, Metephippiorthoceras, Monomuchites, Paraproteoceras, Proteoceras, Pseudeskimoceras, Pseudoliolinoceras, Stereospyroceras, Transorthoceras, Treptoceras, Ulmioceras

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of China (7 collections), the Russian Federation (1)

• Llandeilo of China (1)

• Arenig of China (11), South Korea (3)

Total: 23 collections including 25 occurrences

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