†family Shideleroceratidae Flower 1946 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Shideleroceratidae

Parent taxon: Ellesmerocerida according to R. E. Crick 1981

See also Teichert et al. 1964

Sister taxa: Acaroceratidae, Antacaroceras, Balkoceratidae, Bambusoceras, Bathmoceratidae, Cyptendocerina, Cyrtocerinina, Ellesmeroceratidae, Ellesmeroceratina, Eocyckistomiceras, Eothinoceratidae, Huaiheceratidae, Hunyuenoceras, Parapalaeoceras, Phthanoncoceratidae, Plectronoceratidae, Plectronoceratina, Protocycloceratidae, Qiushougouceras, Rioceratidae, Rudolfoceratidae, Theskeloceras, Vassaroceras, Xiaoshaoceras

Subtaxa: Shideleroceras

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (2: Indiana, Ohio collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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