Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Tainoceratidae
Alternative spelling: Tangchiashanites
Full reference: J. K. Zhao. 1954. Permian cephalopods from Tanchiashan, Hunan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 2:1-58
Parent taxon: Tainoceratidae according to C. Teichert et al. 1964
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anoploceras, Anthodiscoceras, Araxonautilus, Arctonautilus, Aulametacoceras, Clavinautilus, Cooperoceras, Encoiloceras, Enoploceras, Eulomacoceras, Foordiceras, 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, Tirolonautilus, Trachynautilus, Tylonautilus
Subtaxa: Tanchiashanites marginalis
Type: Tanchiashanites marginalis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Changlingpu, Tanchiashan, Xiangtan County (Chao coll) (Permian of China)
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