Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae
Alternative spelling: Apheleceras
Parent taxon: Trigonoceratidae according to S. Niko and R. H. Mapes 2007
See also Hyatt 1894, Korn et al. 2020, Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Apogonoceras, Aulagonoceras, Chouteauoceras, Coelonautilus, Diodoceras, Discitoceras, Endolobus, Epistroboceras, Imonautilus, Leuroceras, Lispoceras, Maccoyoceras, Mesochasmoceras, Neothrincoceras, Planetoceras, Rineceras, Stroboceras, Subclymenia, Thrincoceras, Triboloceras, Trigonoceras, Vestinautilus
Subtaxa: Aphelaeceras arkansanum Aphelaeceras falciferum Aphelaeceras nayongense
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Japan (1)
• Carboniferous of Ireland (1), United States (5: Arkansas, Montana)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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