Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Sinoceratidae
Alternative spelling: Rhynochorthoceras
Synonym: Rhynchoceras Remele 1881 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Sinoceratidae according to B. Kröger et al. 2007
See also Crick 1981, Evans 2005, Sepkoski 2002, Sweet 1958 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxon: Tyrioceras
Subtaxa: Rhynchorthoceras angelini Rhynchorthoceras beyrichi Rhynchorthoceras densum Rhynchorthoceras helgoeyense Rhynchorthoceras minor Rhynchorthoceras subcurvatum
Type: Rhynchorthoceras beyrichi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador), China (3), Estonia (1), Norway (8), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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