Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Alternative spellings: Metacoceras (Tainionautilus), Temnocheilos (Taenionautilus)
Full reference: E. von Mojsisovics. 1902. Die Cephalopoden der Hallstätter Kalke. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 6(1):177-356
Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to D. Korn 2025
See also Brühwiler and Bucher 2012, Korn et al. 2020, Reed 1944, Sepkoski 2002 and Teichert et al. 1964
Sister taxa: Aulagonoceras, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Corotainoceras, Epitainoceras, Eulomacoceras, Germanonautilus, Gujiaonautilus, Hefengnautilus, Hexagonites, Hunanoceras, Lirometacoceras, Meixianlingites, Neoclavinautilus, Neotainoceras, Nodonautilus, Nodopleuroceras, Paratainoceras, Paratainonautilus, Seironautilus, Siamnautilus, Tainoceras, Tirolonautilus, Tylonautilus
Subtaxa: Metacoceras (Tainionautilus) multicostatum Tainionautilus darini Tainionautilus deinceps Tainionautilus fugax Tainionautilus trachyceras Tainionautilus transitorius Tainionautilus wynnei
Type: Nautilus transitorius
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Pakistan (2 collections)
• Permian of Azerbaijan (1), China (1), Iran (2), Pakistan (5)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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