Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Ephippioceratidae
Parent taxon: Ephippioceratidae according to V. S. Dernov 2018
See also Hyatt 1894, Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxon: Megaglossoceras
Subtaxa: Ephippioceras clitellarium Ephippioceras ferratum Ephippioceras inexpectans Ephippioceras moinellae Ephippioceras pygops Ephippioceras sphaericum Ephippioceras spirale Ephippioceras verneuili Ephippioceras wildi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: New Mexico, Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (1), Morocco (1), the Russian Federation (11), Ukraine (3), United States (9: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Texas)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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