Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Alternative spelling: Temnocheilus (Metacoceras)
Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to S. Niko and R. H. Mapes 2016
See also Fliegel 1901, Sepkoski 2002, Shimanskiy 1967 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Anoploceras, Anthodiscoceras, Araxonautilus, Arctonautilus, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Cooperoceras, Encoiloceras, Enoploceras, Eulomacoceras, Foordiceras, Germanonautilus, Grumantoceras, Gujiaonautilus, Hefengnautilus, Hexagonites, Holconautilus, Lichuanoceras, Lirometacoceras, Meixianlingites, Mojsvaroceras, Neoclavinautilus, Neotainoceras, Nodonautilus, Nodopleuroceras, Paratainoceras, Paratainonautilus, Phaedrysmocheilus, Phloioceras, Pleuronautilus, Pseudometacoceras, Pseudotemnocheilus, Seironautilus, Siamnautilus, Sibyllonautilus, Sinotitanoceras, Tainionautilus, Tainoceras, Tanchiashanites, Tirolonautilus, Trachynautilus, Tylonautilus
Subtaxa: Metacoceras altilobatum Metacoceras artiense Metacoceras baylorense Metacoceras bituberculatum Metacoceras bowmani Metacoceras carinatum Metacoceras cheneyi Metacoceras chittidilense Metacoceras copei Metacoceras cornutum Metacoceras dorashamense Metacoceras dorsoarmatum Metacoceras dubium Metacoceras hayi Metacoceras hunanense Metacoceras inconspicuum Metacoceras knighti Metacoceras kruglovi Metacoceras medlicottianum Metacoceras orthogonium Metacoceras parartiense Metacoceras sangamonense Metacoceras subpiszovi Metacoceras subquadratum Metacoceras sulciferum Metacoceras unklesbayi Metacoceras vagans
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (1 collection), Azerbaijan (4), China (4), Indonesia (1), Iran (5), Kazakhstan (3), Mexico (1), Pakistan (7), the Russian Federation (6), United States (25: Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
• Carboniferous of Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (4), United States (37: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah)
Total: 101 collections including 119 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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