Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae
Parent taxon: Ellesmeroceratidae according to B. Kröger and E. Landing 2009
See also Crick 1981, Flower 1964, Kröger and Landing 2007 and Kröger and Landing 2008
Sister taxa: Albertoceras, Anhuiceras, Annoceras, Barnesoceras, Bassleroceras, Boreoceras, Botellusoceras, Bridgeoceras, Buehleroceras, Burenoceras, Caseoceras, Chabactoceras, Chepuloceras, Clarkoceras, Clelandoceras, Conocerina, Copiceras, Cumberloceras, Dakeoceras, Diaphoroceras, Dongshanoceras, Dyscritoceras, Ectenoceras, 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: Ectenolites clelandi Ectenolites extensus Ectenolites primus Ectenolites sinuatus Ectenolites subgracilis
Type: Ectenolites subgracilis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: New York collections)
• Tremadoc of China (2)
• Skullrockian of United States (2: New York)
• Taoyuanian of China (1)
• Cambrian of China (2), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 11 collections including 26 occurrences
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