Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Temnocheilidae
Parent taxon: Temnocheilidae according to D. Korn 2025
See also Sabattini et al. 2006, Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Alexoceras, Endolobus, Kummeloceras, Latitemnocheilus, Nikenautilus, Paravalhallites, Temnocheiloides, Temnocheilus, Tylodiscoceras, Valhallites
Subtaxa: Knightoceras kempae Knightoceras lena Knightoceras louphaphontaensis Knightoceras oxylobatum Knightoceras subcariniferum
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Australia (2), Ireland (5), Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (7: Arkansas)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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