Cephalopoda - Endocerida - Proterocameroceratidae
Alternative spelling: Cameroceras (Proterocameroceras)
Parent taxon: Proterocameroceratidae according to D.H. Evans 2011
See also Crick 1981, Kröger and Landing 2009, Ruedemann 1906, Teichert et al. 1964 and Ulrich et al. 1944
Sister taxa: Campendoceras, Clitendoceras, Cotteroceras, Escharendoceras, Exoclitendoceras, Kirkoceras, Kugeloceras, Lobendoceras, Lobosiphon, Manitouoceras, Mccluskiceras, Mcqueenoceras, Meniscoceras, Mysticoceras, Oderoceras, Palaeocycloceras, Paraendoceras, Phragmosiphon, Platysiphon, Pliendoceras, Proendoceras, Protocyptendoceras, Retroclitendoceras, Stenosiphon
Subtaxa: Proterocameroceras baculoides Proterocameroceras brainerdi Proterocameroceras durinum Proterocameroceras sibiricum
Type: Orthoceras brainerdi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (7 collections), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (8)
• Llandeilo of China (1)
• Arenig of Argentina (1), China (6)
• Cassinian of United States (5: New York, Vermont)
• Canadian of United States (2: Maryland)
Total: 32 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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