Parent taxon: Spyroceratinae according to S. Niko et al. 2000
See also Niko et al. 1996, Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Adnatoceras, Anastomoceras, Atahococeras, Cancellspyroceras, Cryptorthoceras, Cyrtospyroceras, Cyrtothoracoceras, Diagoceras, Euloxoceras, Fusicoceras, Geisonoceroides, Gordonoceras, Lopingoceras, Palaeospyroceras, Palmeroceras, Petryoceras, Pseudocycloceras, Reticycloceras, Sceptrites, Shikhanoceras, Spyroceras, Suloceras, Tripteroceroides
Subtaxa: Bitaunioceras buckhornense Bitaunioceras coahuilense Bitaunioceras inordinatum Bitaunioceras krotowi Bitaunioceras texanum Bitaunioceras undulatum Bitaunioceras zonatum
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (3 collections), Japan (2), Mexico (6), Oman (1), Tajikistan (4), United States (1: Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Oklahoma)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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