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†family Lowoceratidae Flower 1940 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Lowoceratidae

Parent taxon: Discosorida according to R. E. Crick 1981

See also Teichert et al. 1964

Sister taxa: Aipetoceras, Akroceras, Anamesoceras, Asbestoceras, Brodekoceras, Carotites, Chuticeras, Comaroceras, Cyrtogomphoceratidae, Deiloceras, Discosoridae, Drakonoceras, Dynatoceras, Elpisoceras, Entimoceratidae, Exochoceras, Flowerites, Gouldoceras, Huanghuachangoceras, Hysteroceras, Kotelnyoceras, 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: Endodiscosorus Kayoceras Lowoceras Stokesoceras Tuyloceras

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (3: Manitoba, Ontario collections), United States (1: Iowa)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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