Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae
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: Ellesmeroceratidae according to R. E. Crick 1981
See also Flower 1964, Sepkoski 2002, Teichert et al. 1964, Ulrich et al. 1944 and Unklesbay and Young 1956
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, 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
Subtaxa: Woosteroceras chepultepecense Woosteroceras cherokeense Woosteroceras flexiseptatum Woosteroceras percurvatum Woosteroceras spirale Woosteroceras trempealeauense
Type: Woosteroceras trempealeauense
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (1 collection), United States (4: Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin)
Total: 5 collections including 7 occurrences
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