Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae
Full reference: A. G. Unklesbay and R. S. Young. 1956. Early Ordovician nautiloids from Virginia. Journal of Paleontology 30(3):481-491
Parent taxon: Ellesmeroceratidae according to R. E. Crick 1981
See also Sepkoski 2002, Teichert et al. 1964 and Unklesbay and Young 1956
Sister taxa: Albertoceras, Anhuiceras, Annoceras, Barnesoceras, Bassleroceras, Boreoceras, Botellusoceras, Bridgeoceras, Buehleroceras, Burenoceras, Caseoceras, Chabactoceras, Clarkoceras, Clelandoceras, Conocerina, Copiceras, Cumberloceras, Dakeoceras, Diaphoroceras, Dongshanoceras, Dyscritoceras, Ectenoceras, Ectenolites, Ellesmeroceras, Eoclarkoceras, Eoectenolites, Eorudolfoceras, Eremoceras, Hemichoanella, Keraiaceras, Lebetoceras, Levisoceras, Llanoceras, Loxochoanella, Meikeloceras, Muriceras, Oelandoceras, Oneoceratidae, Oneotoceras, Pachendoceras, Paradakeoceras, Purmanarcoceras, Quebecoceras, Robsonoceras, Shantungendoceras, Sinolebetoceras, Smithvilloceras, Stemtonoceras, Tanycameroceras, Ventroloboceras, Walcottoceras, Wolungoceras valcourense, Woosteroceras
Subtaxa: Chepuloceras inelegans
Type: Chepuloceras inelegans
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Unklesbay and Young Locality 1 (Ordovician of Virginia)
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