Foordiceras Hyatt 1893 (nautiloid)

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae

Full reference: A. Hyatt. 1893. Carboniferous cephalopods, second paper. Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Texas 4(2):377-474

Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to D. Korn et al. 2020

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964

Sister taxa: Anoploceras, Anthodiscoceras, Araxonautilus, Arctonautilus, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Cooperoceras, Encoiloceras, Enoploceras, Eulomacoceras, Germanonautilus, Grumantoceras, Gujiaonautilus, Hefengnautilus, Hexagonites, Holconautilus, Lichuanoceras, Lirometacoceras, Meixianlingites, Metacoceras, Mojsvaroceras, Neoclavinautilus, Neotainoceras, Nodonautilus, Nodopleuroceras, Paratainoceras, Paratainonautilus, Phaedrysmocheilus, Phloioceras, Pleuronautilus, Pseudometacoceras, Pseudotemnocheilus, Seironautilus, Siamnautilus, Sibyllonautilus, Sinotitanoceras, Tainionautilus, Tainoceras, Tanchiashanites, Tirolonautilus, Trachynautilus, Tylonautilus

Subtaxa: Foordiceras akiyamai Foordiceras dolomiticum Foordiceras flemingianum Foordiceras goliathum Foordiceras grypoceroides Foordiceras mammiferum Foordiceras ornatissimum

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Type: Nautilus goliathus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Armenia (2 collections), Azerbaijan (6), China (2), Iran (1), Italy (4), Japan (5), Malaysia (1), Pakistan (9), United States (3: Texas)

Total: 33 collections including 35 occurrences

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