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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