Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Synonym: Meloceras Foord 1888
Parent taxon: Oncoceratidae according to R. C. Frey 1995
See also Crick 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Asaphiceras, Beloitoceras, Centrorizoceras, Cyrtorizoceras, Dalecarlioceras, Digenuoceras, Dunleithoceras, Ehlersoceras, Ekwanoceras, Kentlandoceras, Laphamoceras, Loganoceras, Metarizoceras, Miamoceras, Neumatoceras, Oncoceras, Oocerina, Orthorizoceras, Paramiamoceras, Plesiorizosceras, Retizitteloceras, Richardsonoceras, Richardsonoceroides, Rizoceras, Romingoceras, Scofieldoceras, Tshingizoceras, Vaupelia, Zittelloceras
Subtaxa: Maelonoceras metellus Maelonoceras praematurum
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Niagaran of United States (1: Ohio collection)
• Ordovician of United States (2: Kentucky, Michigan)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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