Proterocameroceras Ruedemann 1905 (mollusk)

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

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Type: Orthoceras brainerdi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Arenig of Argentina (1 collection), China (6)

• Canadian of United States (2: Maryland)

• Ordovician of China (2), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (8), United States (5: New York, Vermont)

• Tremadoc of China (6)

Total: 32 collections including 36 occurrences

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