†family Discosoridae Miller 1889 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Discosoridae

Parent taxon: Discosorida according to C. Teichert et al. 1964

Sister taxa: Aipetoceras, Akroceras, Anamesoceras, Asbestoceras, Brodekoceras, Carotites, Chuticeras, Comaroceras, Cyrtogomphoceratidae, Deiloceras, Drakonoceras, Dynatoceras, Elpisoceras, Entimoceratidae, Exochoceras, Flowerites, Gouldoceras, Huanghuachangoceras, Hysteroceras, Kotelnyoceras, Lowoceratidae, Lymoceras, Mandaloceratidae, Manjoceras, Mesoceratidae, Metrioceras, Nipageroceras, Nucites, Paramecynoceras, Parawestonoceras, Parevlanoceras, Pelagoceras, Phragmoceratidae, Physioceras, Pseudobolloceras, Radoceras, Raphanites, Ropaloceras, Smileoceras, Spondeioceras, Strobiloceras, Synetoceras, Taoqupoceras, Taxyceras, Taxyceratidae, Therioceras, Ukhtoceras, Urtasymoceras, Westonoceratidae, Xiphoceras

Subtaxa: Alpenoceras Discosorus

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Type: Discosorus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Czechia (1 collection)

• Silurian of Canada (10: Ontario, Québec), United States (5: Iowa, New York)

• Ordovician of Canada (3: Nunavut, Quebec, Québec)

Total: 19 collections including 23 occurrences

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