Vassaroceras Ulrich et al. 1944 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida

Full reference: E. O. Ulrich, A. F. Foerste, A. K. Miller and W. M. Furnish. 1944. Ozarkian and Canadian cephalopods, longicones and summary. Geological Society of America Special Paper 58:1-226

Parent taxon: Ellesmerocerida according to B. Kröger and E. Landing 2008

See also Crick 1981 and 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, Rudolfoceratidae, Shideleroceratidae, Theskeloceras, Xiaoshaoceras

Subtaxa: Vassaroceras henrietta

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Type: Orthoceras henrietta

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (3: New York collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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