An orthocerid, a homonym for the ammonoid genus Treptoceras Enay 1959
Parent taxon: Proteoceratidae according to R. C. Frey 1995
See also Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Archigeisonoceras, Baykonuroceras, Clothoceras, Cyrtactinoceras, Ephippiorthoceras, Euorthoceras, Gangshanoceras, Gorbyoceras, Isorthoceras, Liulinoceras, Mesnaquaceras, Metephippiorthoceras, Monomuchites, Paraproteoceras, Proteoceras, Pseudeskimoceras, Pseudoliolinoceras, Stereospyroceras, Tofangoceras, Transorthoceras, Ulmioceras
Subtaxa: Treptoceras cincinnatiensis Treptoceras duseri Treptoceras fosteri Treptoceras transversum Treptoceras yokoyamai
Type: Treptoceras duseri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of South Korea (2 collections), United States (48: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio)
Total: 50 collections including 60 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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