Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae
Full reference: A. K. Miller and W. Youngquist. 1947. Ordovician fossils from the southwestern part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Journal of Paleontology 21(1):1-18
Parent taxon: Ellesmeroceratidae according to R. H. Flower 1964
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Albertoceras, Anhuiceras, Annoceras, Barnesoceras, Bassleroceras, 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, Woosteroceras
Subtaxa: Boreoceras brevicameratum Boreoceras cloudi Boreoceras ovale Boreoceras parvulum Boreoceras washburni
Type: Boreoceras washburni
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Nunavut collections)
Total: 3 collections including 10 occurrences
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