Ephippioceras Hyatt 1884 (mollusk)

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

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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

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